In Minnesota, officials say direct admissions has helped increase enrollment. California will be next to offer it.

Hannah Halverson’s decision on where to attend college next fall is shaping up to be an easy one.

A senior at Rogers High School in a suburb of Minneapolis, she was already interested in Minnesota State University, Mankato, when she received an email last month that she had been admitted — before she even applied.

“It really helped me affirm that I wanted to come here,” she said, adding that she’s 90% sure she will enroll.

Minnesota is one of a number of states that offer direct admissions, a program in which colleges and universities admit students even before they apply, often notifying them by mail or email. Students are typically admitted based on meeting minimum grade

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