RECORD NUMBER APPLY FOR UC 1/21/12 3:00p DMF

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM HAS ONCE AGAIN RECEIVED A RECORD NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS APPLYING TO ATTEND U.C. ROSE NEARLY 9 PERCENT TO 175,000. THE LARGEST NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS CAME FROM CHINA, FOLLOWED BY SOUTH KOREA, INDIA AND CANADA. FOR THE FIRST TIME, LATINOS MADE UP THE LARGEST SHARE OF CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS APPLYING AS FRESHMAN, INCREASING FROM 30% TO 32% ACCORDING TO U.S. OFFICIALS.