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Counselors tell PVPUSD trustees more students are applying to elite campuses; board asks for community webinar
Summary
District counselors presented college‑admissions data showing rising application volumes (UCLA cited with >140,000 applications) and urged families to consider multiple pathways including community college and dual enrollment. Trustees asked staff to return with persistence and transfer data and to host a public webinar.
On Oct. 9, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified school counselors presented college‑admissions trends and the district’s approach to counseling students on postsecondary options.
Eliza Santa Rosa, counselor on special assignment, told trustees that national shifts — test‑optional/test‑blind policies and a large increase in applications to flagship campuses — have changed the admissions landscape. "For example, UCLA has had over 140,000…
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