Due to budget cuts, San Jose State has had to turn away about 4400 "qualified" students. Only those who reside within Santa Clara County were given priority. If one resides on the outskirts of S.C. County, and is rejected from SJSU, they will be encouraged to apply to CSU East Bay and CSU Monterey Bay. In other words, if Jose say No Way, then andele to the Bay.
Here is a quote from a High School counselor in the San Jose Mercury News, "Some students didn't get in that applied. But most of them made other plans, to Cal State University-Monterey Bay.............," said Julie Edwards Levy, manager of career services at Scotts Valley High School. "They're working with what they have to work with. They're not happy but they're figuring it out."
Source http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11998224?nclick_check=1
So let me get this straight, there will be a lot of newcomers next year, who really do NOT want to be at CSUMB in the first place. That will great for student morale.
One of two things will happen, the place will grow on them. Or, they will bide their time and look to go to a first choice location down the road.
The upside might be an increase in students, but the downside could be an even higher attrition rate if there are more students who are not happy to be here. Any institution can get students to show up, but can they keep them? Time shall tell.
This is very common among state schools (CSUs) these days. Fullerton and SDSU are on the same boat. A common result of being a regional institution with a distinct service area.
ReplyDeleteUC Campuses on the other hand, although some my dispute this, are not bound by service areas per se... each UC campus' service area is the State of California... and most if not all have specific out of state enrollment targets. The difference between a national university vs. a regional or "local system"