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The pressures of getting into college

Hosted by Rico Gagliano Dec. 10, 2019 Los Angeles
Powell Library at UCLA.

Powell Library at UCLA. Photo credit: Prayitno (CC BY 2.0).

The deadline to apply to the University of California was Thanksgiving weekend. Many private college applications are due in early January. We hear from LA high school seniors about the stress and anxiety they’re facing during the admissions process.

From this Episode:

College admission pressures mount for LA high schoolers

The deadline to apply to the University of California was Thanksgiving weekend. Many private college applications are due in early January.

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KCET documents the pressure facing college-bound high school students and their counselors

KCET’s SoCal Connected is premiering an episode tonight called “Under Pressure.”

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The push to publicly finance LA elections

Three LA City Council members are calling for local elections get fully financed with taxpayer money. Mike Bonin, Paul Koretz and David Ryu want a “clean money” system to...

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Credits

Host:

Rico Gagliano

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel

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