With all the pressure placed on getting into "elite" colleges, New York Times' columnist Frank Bruni provides some interesting points during an interview with WBUR Boston that might let you relax a bit.     

The UC System has issued their dates for admissions notifications for those who have applied as Freshman and Transfers for the 2016-2017 school year.  

Freshman
Berkeley: Mid-Feb. & Late March
Davis: Mid-March
Irvine: Early March (rolling thereafter)
Los Angeles: Late March
Merced: March 2 (rolling thereafter)
Riverside: Early March (rolling thereafter)
San Diego: Mid-March
Santa Barbara: Week of March 20
Santa Cruz: March 15

Transfer
Berkeley: Late April
Davis: Late April
Irvine: Mid-April (rolling thereafter)
Los Angeles: Late April
Merced: March 4 (rolling thereafter)
Riverside: Early March (rolling thereafter)
San Diego: Late April
Santa Barbara: Week of March 20 (rolling thereafter)
Santa Cruz: March 17 (rolling thereafter)