IT'S GOING TO GET A LITTLE TOUGHER TO GET INTO NEW MEXICO STATE. THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF REGENTS HAS DECIDED TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL GRADE POINT AVERAGE FROM 2.5 TO 2.75 STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2016.
MEANWHILE, UNM IS EXPECTED TO REVISIT A SIMILAR PROPOSAL. BUT NOT EVERYONE LIKES THE IDEA. LATINO GROUPS SAY HIGHER ADMISSION STANDARDS COULD AFFECT HISPANIC STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
