<p>Check this out [University</a> of California - Transfer Admission Guarantee](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/guarantee/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/guarantee/index.html)</p>
<p>It is actually guaranteed to some of the UC campus.</p>
<p>You should still pursue Davis Wait list. You never know it may come through. Actually since your transcript is still from your high school in China, I am sure you were reviewed in context of other students from that region in China. That may have played into being rejected or waitlisted at UC.</p>