UCLA Reverses Decline in Black Admissions but Rejects More Asians

After adopting a new, "holistic" approach to reviewing applications, the University of California at Los Angeles has reversed a decline in the share of black students in the freshman class it has admitted for the fall.

Figures released by the university this month show that the revised admissions policy appears to have increased black students' chances of being accepted. At the same time, larger shares of white applicants, low-income applicants, and members of certain Asian-American

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