UCLA parents: Student services cut

lateparty
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:33:19 +0000

This is superfluous to the discussion, but as a CA taxpayer I have found this thread fascinating. Thanks, OP and others.

I have had the IMPRESSION that the top UC’s currently (always) required top GPA, etc. to get into (UCLA and UCB). Of course, exceptions for athletes. That’s something I disagree with – turning away a highly qualified academic applicant in order to admit some water polo player or football player.

It is correct high cost California is in great financial difficulty; our legislature has been on a mad spending spree for years. All budgets are padded. (Yes, I lived in Sacramento and had occasion to observe state government in action…) As others have posted, income tax, sales tax, real estate, cost of gasoline (special California formulation) etc. are all very high.

It doesn’t seem great to think UCs are the target of budget tightening, but I hope they put the money in the best areas of the universities – prioritize. I urge those who know about the UCs to advocate for meaningful programs and priorities rather than the nonsense that gains funding sometimes.

I WANT to support a strong UC system - it has a great history - but it disturbs me to learn a lot of underqualified students somehow gain entrance to UCLA/UCB in particular w/o the 4.2 GPA and the written requirements for those classs – the a-g requirements or whatever. And now, for the benefit of social engineering, the regents (or other officials) are getting rid of the SAT subject test requirements?! – poor idea. With this scheme, all I can see is the need for more tutoring - protected classes will likely see this continue. It may not be that costly, but is it “right?”