Talk:University of California, Santa Cruz/GA1

GA Reassessment

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Starting GA reassessment as part of the GA Sweeps process. Jezhotwells (talk) 14:52, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Checking against GA criteria

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   Generally good except for Enrollment and retention: In 2008, UCSC offered admission to a record number of 19,138 new undergraduate students out of 25,746 applications for the Fall term, representing an increase in selectivity to 74.3 percent from 82.8 percent admitted in 2007. This year, UCSC offered admission to 63.7% of applicants. UCSC hopes to contain the entering class to about 3,700 students. This has me really confused. In 2008 19,138 students entered? But the infobox says there are 14,381 students. This year, which year is that? Please don't use terms such as current or this year. Please check this data as it may have been vandalised or accidentally altered.  Done

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   References, is it Randal Jerrell or Jerell? - consistency please.  Done

   References need to be consistently formatted, some are just bare URLs  Done

   4 deadlinks repaired and seven tagged, using WP:CHECKLINKS  Not done now eight dead links  Done

   Other references OK

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   Overall the article is in fairly good shape, just a few concerns mentioned above. On hold for seven days, major contributors and projects will be notified. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:42, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

   OK, all issues addressed, keep GA status. I have ahppy memories of time spent at Santa Cruz nearly forty years ago! Jezhotwells (talk) 04:00, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

"Offered admission"

I don't see the problem with that phrasing. Some students who are offered admission may choose to go to a different school. --TorriTorri^{(Talk to me!)} 02:06, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

It is the numbers that bother me. How come 19,138 students were offered admission in 2008, when the infobox says the total number of students according to the infobox is just 14,381? It needs further explanation, I do understand that not everyone enrols. Jezhotwells (talk) 02:31, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

This is standard in the American university system. Students apply to multiple schools, and schools accept more students than they could actually take because they know that not all of the students they accept will actually go to their school.— DroEsperanto (talk) 17:08, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

OK, I get that and the rewrite of the paragraph makes this clearer. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:10, 20 February 2010 (UTC)