Internet Applications Soaring at California’s State Universities
California State University campuses have received 59,826 applications over the Internet this fall, a fourfold increase over online applications from the year before.
The University of California, meanwhile, received 18,921 applications online by Nov. 30, a 77% increase from the year before.
So many students decided to submit applications to UC campuses online (https://www.ucop.edu/pathways) that UC officials had to extend the traditional Nov. 30 deadline for those struggling with sluggish computers.
“Everyone waits to the last minute,” said Ricki Bennett, director of communications. “For those who claimed we had technical difficulties, we tried to accommodate them.”
With only a few exceptions, Cal State’s 22 campuses do not set a rigid Nov. 30 deadline, and instead have rolling admissions that give students more time to submit applications online through https://www.csumentor.edu or through the mail.
Both university systems have been pushing online applications as a way to make it easier for students to apply to multiple campuses and for university officials to sort through a mountain of data.
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