Greater LA

The pressures of getting into college

Hosted by Rico Gagliano Dec. 10, 2019 Los Angeles

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

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Credits

Host:
Rico Gagliano

Producers:
Christian Bordal, Jenna Kagel