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The UC schools have always tied enrollment to the top 9% of California High School seniors. As High School graduation rates increased, the UC system increased
by jedberg 4y ago
The UC schools have always tied enrollment to the top 9% of California High School seniors. As High School graduation rates increased, the UC system increased its enrollment (most recently by building a new campus).
Enrollment at UC wouldn't change if it were free -- it will always be ~9% of graduating seniors.
- j_walter 4y agoThat's great, but certainly not what most people are thinking when they are pushing for "free college".
- the_only_law 4y agoSorry, I must be misinterpreting, because I’m he way I read this now, you can’t get into the school system without having gone to HS in California?
- jedberg 4y agoThe UC system accepts out of state admits but they have always paid full tuition. In state residents get a discount (which used to be 100%). But they also guarantee that they will admit 9% of state grads.
- ChainOfFools 4y agoThe 9% merit bar is increasingly being circumvented by students electing to take one or two semesters of community college and take advantage of the 30% transfer rate into the UC system enjoyed by full-time students of those schools.
- jedberg 4y agoI don't think there is anything wrong with that. If you can get good enough grades at JC to prove you should have been admitted in the first place, then good on you, eh?