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COVID college admissions season: Scattered joy, much anger


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The Burbank mother knew her high school senior would have a tough time competing for a freshman seat at a University of California campus in a year of record-shattering applications more than 200,000 students were vying for about 46,000 spots. Still, she thought her daughter with a 4.3 GPA, eight AP and honors courses and a host of extracurricular activities would have a shot.
She was floored in March when the campus notifications began rolling in. Out of seven UC campuses, her daughter was denied or wait-listed at all but UC Merced.
“It was heartbreaking,” said the parent, who asked for anonymity to protect her daughter’s privacy at a time of great disappointment. “And I got really angry. We just got the rug pulled out from under us. What more could our kids possibly have done?” ....

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