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	Vol.7, No 37, November 2, 1999
	Students rush to enroll at CSULB By Yoko Ito-Peterson Daily Forty-Niner High schoolers rushed to beat the towering waves of enrollment at The Beach on Saturday by applying to the university one month before other students. During the Express Admission Day, Cal State Long Beach admitted high school students for fall 2000 a month before the university officially starts accepting applications on Nov. 1. The event attracted 550 students with appointments and 300 walk-ins throughout the state, said Irma Archuleta, associate director of the office of University Outreach and School Relations. "We want to get them through the process to apply early, so they can be admitted," Archuleta said. The students were privileged to be admitted a month in advance, said Valerie Bordeaux, director of the office. This on-site admission, which has been held since 1995, aims to capture the students who want to come to CSULB as their first choice, Archuleta said. Those who could not make an appointment lined up at 6:30 a.m., Archuleta said. "We ran out of appointments, so we encouraged them to come by," Archuleta said. Charis Haines of Carpinteria High School in Santa Barbara came as a walk-in. "I did not remember to call to make an appointment," said Haines, who said she wanted to study at CSULB because it offers a major in dance. The candidates are required to have at least a 3.0 GPA. California State University requirements include four years of English, three years of mathematics, one year of U.S. history and U.S. government, one year of lab science, two years of the same foreign language, one year of visual and performing arts and three years of approved electives. In addition to the above, the candidates had to bring a completed application form and a $55 application fee. "I will study child education to be a teacher," said Jenevieve Richmond of West High School in Torrance. This year 50 more students with appointments showed up for the event, Archuleta said. Foreign students are excluded from this program as their application process is complex, Bordeaux said.		A.S.I. loses money   Beach concert to blast off   GOP appeals to women voters   Students rush to enroll at CSULB   Prominent dean resigns Vets need more   Standing up for male gender rights Alumni share film industry process   Latin art museum offers two unique exhibits   'The West Wing' brings glory to NBC's fall season LBSU club hockey  team beats SDSU   The Beach sinks two more   Regular season comes to close for women's soccer Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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