University of California admission cutbacks

The University of California admissions rate has been getting lower and lower each year for the past decade. With an acceptance rate of about 10%, the prestigious UC system has cut back their admissions by over half. At an acceptance rate of 10%, the UC system admits just as much as the Ivy League schools. Seniors across the California were disappointed as college letters were sent out.

Seniors in high school, and also students in grades 9-12 are deeply impacted by the UC’s admission cuts. The less the UC system admits, the harder the competition among students become. Students, including myself, now stress even more over school work as well as extra curricular activities. Students develop the mindset that there must be something special in my application in order to be accepted into any UC school. Teachers and counselors also stress that grades aren’t the only factor in the application process and therefore put more pressure on students to exceed in and out of the classroom.

While seniors are deeply affected by admission cutbacks, their families are also deeply impacted. Since students aren’t accepted into schools, families have to consider sending their child to community college, or private schools. Some families can’t afford to send their kids to private school and resort to community college often resulting in their children missing out on their college experience.

Although students and their families are hurt by the admission cutbacks, the government of California can only do so much to fix their budget problems. Since the government has so many budget cutbacks, their only option is to cut back on admission rates from the public school system within California.

Teachers and counselors are also affected as they are the students’ guidance into the college world. It’s hard to be encouraging to students with such a high admission cutback.

Community colleges are also impacted as more and more students plan to enroll to complete their general education with hopes in transferring after their sophomore year.