Paul Krugman comments on the harsh 2010 transfer season

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/opinion/09krugman.html?_r=1[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/opinion/09krugman.html?_r=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>“For generations, talented students from less affluent families have used those colleges as a stepping stone to the state’s public universities. But in the face of the state’s budget crisis those universities have been forced to slam the door on this year’s potential transfer students. One result, almost surely, will be lifetime damage to many students’ prospects — and a large, gratuitous waste of human potential.”</p>

<p>It’s nice to see such an esteemed public intellectual on our side, but it also hurts to be constantly reminded that we are essentially facing one of the most grim transfer seasons in recent memory. </p>

<p>It’s going to be an uphill battle for everyone, even those of us with 4.0s and an impressive list of ECs. All of us should feel ecstatic to receive a “Yes” from any school this coming Spring.</p>

<p>Regardless of where you find yourself in the Fall of 2010, all of us should be able to look back at the past year and say, “Wow, if I survived THAT disaster, I can do anything!”.</p>

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<p>Great article, thanks for posting it! Krugman gets it right again. :)</p>

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<p>think 2011 will be better?</p>

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<p>2 words: Over Exaggerating. </p>

<p>Everyone said my year (C/o 2012) was going to be the hardest year because of the baby boomers. The next year (c/o 2013) was supposed to be a horrible year because of the economy. This next year is supposed to be the worst year because of budget cuts. </p>

<p>Yeah, it gets more competitive each year, but the indicators (stats from previous years) say the increase in difficulty is only by a small amount. I of course greatly respect Mr. Krugman’s ideas, since I am heading towards being an Economist as well, but no one truly has any idea what is going to happen next year or the year after that.</p>

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<p>the ucla admission’s rates have been slowly increasing, but not by a whole lot. I sure hope the average gpa of admission wont spike up suddenly for this year…</p>

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<p>2009 was a very, very harsh year. I can only imagine say what?? 2010 will be even harder! UCLA and CAL are already suicide schools but if you guys get in, congratulations</p>