EdSource

University of California sticks with test-free admissions, won’t replace SAT and ACT with new standardized test

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UC should go back to considering standardized tests in admissions

The five-year experiment in ignoring SAT and ACT results has failed. Continuing it would be a disservice to students who aren ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

U. of California Adopts Sweeping Changes in Admissions Policy

The University of California last week adopted sweeping changes to its undergraduate admissions policy that will enlarge its applicant pool and drop the requirement that students take the SAT Subject ...
Yahoo

California bill would allow public university admission priority for slaves' descendants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker introduced a bill Monday to allow admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, two ...
University of California

UC offers admission to record-high number of California first-years as out-of-state admits decline

As part of its commitment to serve California students with a world-class education and top-tier faculty, the University of California announced today (Aug. 10) that it admitted a record 85,268 ...
Inside Higher Ed

Who Benefits From Direct Admissions, in 5 Charts

Niche began its direct admissions pilot in 2022. This year, it says, its participating schools have already sent out hundreds ...
Star Tribune

Lawsuit accuses University of California of racial discrimination in admissions

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A lawsuit filed this week accuses the University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and ...