The University of California confirmed today what applicants and guidance counselors already knew firsthand: It was harder to gain admission to many of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses this year. Mainly in response to budget-related enrollment cutbacks for the fall, the percentage of California applicants offered freshman admission by at least one UC campus dropped from 75.4% last year to 72.5% this year, a decline of 3.85%, according to data released Tuesday. Officials estimated that it was the lowest acceptance rate for the university since 2000.

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by Larry Gordon, The Los Angeles Times.

Posted: April 8th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.