<p>okay so I’ve done a little research & come to find out that status thing your talking about with each campus showing either accepted, denied or pending is true. But only counselors can see it on their account with TAG. So unless your friend viewed his status while in the counselors office on THEIR computer while in THEIR account then yes he would no if he got in or not. </p>
<p>about that “Congratulations” letter he received it couldn’t possible of come from UCI or UCSB because they clearly state that their not sending letters out.</p>
<p>If your friend accidentally made an account as a counselor and can view his TAG status…well that’s impossible because the UC contacts the counselors school to verify if he/she is actually a real counselor.
…your friend might know somebody or be related to somebody that works for a CC and can make an account and that’s how they got to view it, maybe??</p>
<p>but other than that, I really think your friend might not be telling the full story or you might didn’t understand him completely.</p>