University of California to drop SAT and ACT as admission requirements

JacksinPA · May 23, 2020

University of California to drop SAT and ACT as admission requirements | California | The Guardian

System aims to develop its own standardized test

Critics say SAT and ACT discriminate against disadvantaged students

The University of California will drop the SAT and ACT tests as admission requirements through 2024 and eliminate them for California residents after that, a landmark decision by the prestigious university system.

Critics of the standardized tests have long argued they disadvantage students of color and those from low-income families because test questions often contain inherent bias that more privileged children are better equipped to answer. Wealthier students are also more likely to have access to expensive prep courses that help boost their scores, which many students can’t afford.
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We'll see how this works out.

Taylor · May 23, 2020

Guess what? Life discriminates against disadvantaged students, too. The SAT is designed to predict success in your first year in college. This effort only makes sense if you're more concerned about the color of a student than whether that student will succeed at a top university.

Excon · May 29, 2020

JacksinPA said:
University of California to drop SAT and ACT as admission requirements | California | The Guardian

System aims to develop its own standardized test

Critics say SAT and ACT discriminate against disadvantaged students

The University of California will drop the SAT and ACT tests as admission requirements through 2024 and eliminate them for California residents after that, a landmark decision by the prestigious university system.

Critics of the standardized tests have long argued they disadvantage students of color and those from low-income families because test questions often contain inherent bias that more privileged children are better equipped to answer. Wealthier students are also more likely to have access to expensive prep courses that help boost their scores, which many students can’t afford.
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We'll see how this works out.

The dumbing down of the US continues.

Sad.

Helix · May 29, 2020

I scored pretty well back in the day, but it's a racket. Colleges don't need those tests to figure out how good of a student you are. It pretty much only benefits geniuses who got bored and didn't apply themselves to getting good grades. Then it's sort of a holy ****, he isn't a dunce thing. For everyone else, it's a tiresome pain in the ass.

Waddy · Jun 8, 2020

JacksinPA said:
University of California to drop SAT and ACT as admission requirements | California | The Guardian

System aims to develop its own standardized test

Critics say SAT and ACT discriminate against disadvantaged students

The University of California will drop the SAT and ACT tests as admission requirements through 2024 and eliminate them for California residents after that, a landmark decision by the prestigious university system.

Critics of the standardized tests have long argued they disadvantage students of color and those from low-income families because test questions often contain inherent bias that more privileged children are better equipped to answer. Wealthier students are also more likely to have access to expensive prep courses that help boost their scores, which many students can’t afford.
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We'll see how this works out.

another way to dummy down the system.

University of California to drop SAT and ACT as admission requirements

JacksinPA

Taylor

Excon

Helix

Waddy