California System Sees Record Number of Freshman Applicants

For the ninth year in a row, the University of California system received a record number of applications—174,700—for 2013, with Latino students making up the largest portion for the first time.


“In general, students are applying to more colleges, whether they’re hedging their bets or what have you,” said Dianne Klein, spokeswoman for the UC system. On average, California students applied to about four UC campuses.

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