August 8, 2018
Living the college dream: high-performing, low-income students reach for the nation’s top colleges
Students aiming for the Ivy League, Stanford, UC Berkeley or other top private and public universities learn about how to get there.
Tag: College Admissions
March 7, 2018
University of California president wants to offer guaranteed admission to qualified community college students
The program would be similar to one offered by the California State University system.
Mikhail Zinshteyn
November 15, 2017
University of California should be more lenient about late transcripts, stop withdrawing admissions, panel says
The move to more leniency about transcript verification came in response to the controversial withdrawal of admission to nearly 300 incoming students at UC Irvine last spring. They were reinstated and the university apologized.
Larry Gordon
October 17, 2017
To help those who need to stay close to home, state tells CSU to favor local students in admission
The new state budget requires CSU to develop by May new preferences for qualified applicants from the local regions around campuses. The action grows out of concerns that more CSU campuses and majors are becoming overcrowded and are turning away students.
Larry Gordon
September 26, 2017
Less than half of all students fully college-ready on revised SAT test
The test’s content was dramatically changed last year to align much more closely with subject material taught in high school. Gaps among racial groups persist in California and nationally.
Larry Gordon
August 20, 2017
'A pathological optimist,' counseling award winner urges students to pursue college aid
Statewide award recipient Lynda McGee was praised for her efforts to get low-income students into college. She says that some students should try to attend college away from home to have a better shot at finishing in four years.
Larry Gordon
July 12, 2017
More recommendation letters likely to be sought for UC admissions
The new policy would allow UC's nine undergraduate campuses to seek recommendation letters and other information from up to 15 percent of their freshman applicants. The change will be monitored to see if it hurts low-income and minority students.
Larry Gordon
July 12, 2017
Fresno Unified increases applications to CSUs and UCs
More students applied to CSU and UC colleges once they got timely information from counselors and others.
Theresa Harrington
July 6, 2017
UC admits more students from outside California but officials expect more state residents will enroll
The number of freshman admission offers to -in-state students declined 1.7 percent to 69,972 but UC officials say they still expect a rise in actual enrollment. Meanwhile the offers to students from other states and nations were up 4 percent in the last year before new enrollment limits on them go into effect.
Larry Gordon
June 14, 2017
California urged to improve college access for young men of color
The high school graduation and college attendance rates for black, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander young men is well below that of whites and Asians. A new study by the Education Trust-West urges barriers be lifted and more support offered for those minority male students.
Larry Gordon
May 18, 2017
UC adopts limits on undergraduates from outside state, but allows some growth
The new policy is a compromise that allows five campuses to grow their out-of-state undergraduates to 18 percent, while freezing such enrollment at the four campuses already above that level. One regent said UC was "building a wall" around the university.
Larry Gordon
May 1, 2017
Report praises UC for enrolling low-income students; criticizes other elite universities
The study contends that Pell grant students would have a better chance at graduating if they started at four-year, elite colleges. It says that affluent campuses can easily afford to enroll more.
Larry Gordon
April 30, 2017
Financial aid is key to the final and often tough choice of colleges
Students from low-income and immigrant families may face particularly difficult decisions in weighing colleges' financial aid offers. Some families are very resistant to loans.
Larry Gordon
March 16, 2017
UC regents debate 20 percent cap on undergraduates from outside California
UC administrators say the enrollment of nonresidents helps Californians, while some legislators say they think admission spots are being denied to in-state students. A vote on a cap was postponed until May after much disagreement among regents.
Larry Gordon
January 9, 2017
Counseling leader says many students unserved; urges early start to college planning
Eric Blanco, president of the state school counseling association, urges students to prepare early for college and keep options open.