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Monday, September 8, 2008

University admissions will get even tougher, Tampa Tribune

By Adam Emerson
September 6, 2008

TAMPA - Florida's public universities raised admission standards higher than ever last year, and area high school guidance counselors learned Friday that the bar for entry will go even higher.
Admissions officers warned 600 guidance counselors assembled at the University of South Florida that budget cuts would further erode recruitment efforts and increase competition for a limited number of freshmen seats.

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