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UC Admissions: 7 Facts You Need to Know

on June 2, 2010 in Academics, Admission practices, Admissions, California universities, Community colleges, Money

The University of California’s admission practices generated a lot of angst and speculation in recent months, which led to a lot of curiosity about how the UC schools would handle the the latest crush of college applications with money tighter than ever. Now that the most recent UC admission season is history, here are 7 [...]

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University of California: Bold Reform Missing So Far

on March 24, 2010 in Academic quality, California universities, Universities

Can the players in the University of California financial crisis agree on the sort of bold reforms needed to save it from its fiscal crisis? So far it doesn’t look like it. The University of California’s Commission on the Future released its first recommendations yesterday and one of the ex-officio commission members called them “admittedly [...]

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Why A Tuition Hike At UCLA Is A Good Thing

on November 22, 2009 in College Costs, Community colleges, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Money, Universities

Students at campuses across the University of California system rioted last week after the Board of Regents voted to increase undergraduate tuition by 32% next year. You can see video of the fee hike protest at UCLA here. I want to play devil’s advocate and suggest that tuition hikes at UCLA and the other UC [...]

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The Shrinking Odds of Getting Into UC Berkeley

on November 6, 2009 in Admissions, California universities, College Costs, Universities

The odds of getting into UC Berkeley are shrinking even more. The odds of getting into UC Berkeley were never high. According to the College Board’s latest figures, Cal Berkeley’s acceptance rate is 22%. Expect that to get even worse. UC Berkeley is going to become even more impregnable for California high school seniors. Next [...]

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College Blog Roundup: University Crisis, High School Applications, Dumbest Generation

on October 4, 2009 in Applying, California universities, College readiness

For all my faithful visitors, I want to let you know that I’m trying to eliminate all the kinks on my newly remodeled blog. So please be patient! As always, here is my latest weekend round up of my college blog posts that I wrote for CBSMoneyWatch.com. Guess Who the Dumbest Generation Is Are teenagers [...]

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Why It Will Be Tougher Getting into UC Berkeley

on August 27, 2009 in Academic quality, California universities, Other, Universities

Out here on the West Coast, I know parents who believe that their children will be condemned to mediocre lives if the University of California, Berkeley, doesn’t send them an acceptance letter. Okay, it might not be that bad, but plenty of parents and teens believe that getting into UC Berkeley is the ultimate academic [...]

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