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University Of California Announces Program To Help Rejected Applicants Get Admitted - Blavity

The University of California (UC) system is channeling Aaliyah and telling rejected applicants, “Dust yourself off and try again.” UC higher-ups recently unveiled a new plan to help improve admission access: giving select high schoolers who were rejected a second chance.

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