<p>“In the 450,000-student California State system the nation’s largest public university system the average is longer, in part because of large numbers of low-income, part-time and transfer students…”</p>
<p>What an insult to low income students. These students are ones who typically get the most financial aid, tutoring, and collegiate perks, yet their presence is cited as a reason for longer average graduation rates. Either the article is way off base, or it identifies a subset of the college student body that the admissions committee is just wrong for admitting. Afterall, part of the admissions committee function is to identify and admit students that are low risk to drop out and have a high probability of graduating on time. </p>
<p>I wonder which it is- is the article wrong, or ad. com’s dragging down the overall quality of their schools by admitting students who shouldn’t be there?</p>