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U's decision to scale back a little on the number of transfers 

it's accepting, I called up Geoff Dittberner, president of the 

Minnesota State College Student Association, 

the organization that represents students at Minnesota's two-year colleges.

Like a lot of his constituents, Dittberner is a student who is considering transferring to the U when he's done with his two-year degree.

The transfer news is still pretty fresh, so Dittberner said he's not sure how many students have heard it. But he said he's sure he'll start getting comments over winter break or when students start applying to the U and hear that their chances have decreased.

When I asked him whether the scaleback might prompt students to shoot for the U straight out of high school instead of taking the less-expensive community college route, he said:

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In light of the post I wrote about U’s decision to scale back a little on the number of transfers it’s accepting, I called up Geoff Dittberner, president of the Minnesota State College Student Association, the organization that represents students at Minnesota’s two-year colleges. Like a lot of his constituents, Dittberner is a student who…

Why a community-college student is concerned about the U's transfer decision

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