Cal State University or bust

It seems the news just keeps getting worse for college-bound high-school seniors.

The California State University system will be limiting its enrollment next year for the first time ever, in response to the state's budget woes and the increasing numbers of applications it's already received so far for the Fall 2009.

And that's a major cause for concern among Whittier-area students, as the 23 CSU campuses are a favorite for higher education for many of our local students.

Local college counselors say the important thing for seniors to remember is Nov. 30 -- that's the deadline to turn in CSU applications.

Past that date, you can forget about any chances of getting in for the 2009-10 school year.

More on this in Monday's paper.