Created: April 23, 2021 05:31 PM
The University of Minnesota has seen a decline in undergraduate applications during the pandemic.
So far this year, there have been 5% fewer in-state applications and 20% fewer out-of-state applications. That s happening as more and more students are pursuing other options instead of higher education.
State Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis, says he has a daughter in college and a son who is applying but says the higher education admissions system is flawed. It s confusing. It s bureaucratic. It s unclear. And it s frustrating, Davnie said.
KSTP-TV
And so came the idea for the direct admissions program that s being proposed both in the Minnesota House and Senate higher education bills.