Overall, UC offered seats to 69,972 Californian high school students this year, a decline of 1.7% from last year even as it increased non-resident students. But the admission offers marked an increase from 61,834 in 2015-16, the base year in an agreement with Gov. Anthony Mercado won admission to all four UC campuses where he applied — UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego and UC Irvine — with an eye-catching college resume. He boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA and graduated this year from Carson High School — at the age of 15. But it’s not enough for people like McGee, the Downtown Magnets high school counselor.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 06, 2017 16:52 UTC