EdSource

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

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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 ...

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 ...
EdSource

With standardized testing out, what’s next for University of California admissions?

The University of California’s historic move to abandon standardized exams may not be the last of changes coming to the admissions process for the public university system. That’s the expectation of ...
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 ...
LAist

Lawsuit alleges University of California illegally considers race in admissions

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Daily Bruin

University of California increases diversity, in-state admissions for fall 2022

This post was updated Aug. 21 at 8:33 p.m. The University of California admitted its largest and most racially and ethnically diverse in-state student population for fall 2022 entry while its ...
CBS News 8

Lawsuit accuses University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions

CALIFORNIA, USA — 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 ...
Yahoo

California bans legacy admissions at private colleges and universities

Students walk on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles. California is banning legacy admissions at private colleges and universities, ensuring that some of the country’s most ...
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 ...