Applications for fall are on the rise

In the first week that the CSU system was accepting applications, Oct. 1 to Oct. 8, there were 66, 399 submissions. These numbers are almost double from last year, in which 35,020 applications were sent in within the first week. Twelve of the 23 campuses will still have very limited enrollment in the fall, but it's improvement from the zero enrollments for the spring semester.

Students who have been trying to transfer are becoming discouraged and frustrated. After learning about the record number of applications for fall, Ryan Craven, a junior at Saddleback College who is applying for the third time said, there is no way he's going to be accepted. "It doesn't make sense," said Craven. "If they want to make more money, then why are they taking in less students?"

Unfortunately, tuition only contributes to a very small amount of the CSU budget even with the increase in student fees, therefore, the CSU system is forced to cut back on acceptances until the state budget grows for higher education.

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