SAN DIEGO - Qualified graduates from the San Diego Unified School District now have a guaranteed spot at Cal State University San Marcos through a new partnership that includes college prep and support for students and families starting in middle school.
"San Diego Unified is committed to giving every student a path to college, as well as the resources they need to prepare for a successful transition to higher education," Deputy Superintendent Fabiola Bagula said."We are so grateful to Cal State San Marcos for this partnership, which provides our students with access to a world class university."
-- Additional high school mathematics electives that prepare students with skills to pass college entrance exams or to meet college course requirements-- Increased opportunities for 11th and 12th graders to experience university-level academic work at all high schools "Getting into college often feels like a random lottery for so many students," said Blessyn Lavender Williams, a student Board of Education member and senior at Lincoln High School."This agreement gives students at every San Diego Unified high school the ability to plan for college without the stress and uncertainty of increasingly competitive college admissions."
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