University of Alabama Fall 2014 NPC Sorority Recruitment

[Football Fan]

State universities in California are inundated with applications. Cuts in the State of California budget have affected the university system. Classes are large, majors impacted and fees increased. Parents who discover the merit scholarships offered at some southern universities find this can be an attractive alternative. Other students seek a change and look for the "college" experience of campus life with football games, large campuses, choices of majors, social groups and friendly classmates. My guess is the costs may be lower for some families to attend an out of state southern school, especially with an generous scholarship.

California is now the most populous state. The county where I lived as a child was a mix of small towns, orange groves, strawberry farms and beautiful beaches with few crowds. It now has close to four million people.

It is not a surprise to see students from the Golden State choose to attend a large southern university.

Examples of application numbers for branches of the University of California:
Freshman Applicants Only for Entering in Fall of 2014

Univ. of California at Santa Cruz--40,617 applicants
Univ. of California at Irvine--60,476
Univ. of California at Santa Barbara--66, 756
Univ. of California at San Diego--73,437 (Sought after for strong science and math programs)

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by Football Fan

Examples of application numbers for branches of the University of California:
Freshman Applicants Only for Entering in Fall of 2014

Univ. of California at Santa Cruz--40,617 applicants
Univ. of California at Irvine--60,476
Univ. of California at Santa Barbara--66, 756
Univ. of California at San Diego--73,437 (Sought after for strong science and math programs)

Ahh - you left out UCLA (and Berkeley, I guess). UCLA has long had the highest number of applicants of any university in the nation, and this year had more than 86,000 freshman applicants for 6,000 spots. An additional 19,000 applied for transfer admission.

UCLA in-state tuition is nearly $13,000, aid money has been slashed in recent years, and residence halls cost more than $14,000 a year. I notice that Alabama's out-of-state tuition is comparable to the University of California in-state tuition, and residence hall costs are about 1/3 the cost.

I'm not surprised that there's a major glut of really well qualified California students who can't get into or can't afford UC schools, and might prefer to go to a flagship out-of-state school rather than stay local and attend a Cal State.

[navane]

Originally Posted by Football Fan

Examples of application numbers for branches of the University of California:
Freshman Applicants Only for Entering in Fall of 2014

Univ. of California at Santa Cruz--40,617 applicants
Univ. of California at Irvine--60,476
Univ. of California at Santa Barbara--66, 756
Univ. of California at San Diego--73,437 (Sought after for strong science and math programs)

And let's take a look at the California State University system:

San Diego State University -- 77,959
Cal State Long Beach -- 83,594
And several others with 50,000+

UC and CSU schools are overrun with applicants. I'm not surprised people are now heading out of state.