. >> reporter: also in the audience, west valley community college student brian mclaughlin. he is planning to transfer later this year and found the hearing helpful. >> it's just nice to know what's happening at the school, that i'm going to be going to. >> reporter: his mother, who accompanied him, says it's still hard to understand the new admission standards, but the reality of her son not getting in is scarier. >> yeah, it is scary, because it's important to get a degree and they are getting more expensive. it's getting harder to get in. and the future is uncertain. >> reporter: however, she does understand why the university is changing its requirements. >> unfortunately, i think there's not a whole lot they can do. there's just so many people going back to school now because there's no jobs and so competition is high. >> reporter: it's this kind of acceptance that they hope the community will see. >> we would hope that the community is aware of the difficulties that exist when you simply cannot teach the number of students that want to come to a university like this, w