Cal State Dominguez Hills has had a 17% drop in application for the 2021-2022 academic year. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementAt Cal State, however, applications declined by 5% with wide variation among the system’s 23 campuses. “I thought the only thing that would hold me back [on college applications] was my SAT score,” Gonzalez said. Other high-demand campuses — including San Diego State, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Long Beach and Fullerton — saw gains or were relatively flat. Cal State admissions officials said that students had expressed anxiety about finances, including paying the $70 per-campus application fee.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 18, 2020 13:02 UTC