@RAM206 @kittylazy @Jan_Macgregor @waitinginnh22 Yes, there are several discussions about being test blind. You can join these discussions or start your own. Now back to SLO’s Class of 2026 discussion.
I’m wondering how UCs will evaluate students with no test scores, at least half of 11th and maybe even 12th grade GPA P/F and possibly compromised by online schooling (though our school made it work) cancelled ECs, and no recommendations… And if most UCs don’t even consider 9th or 12th grade, that’s even less data. I suppose the PIQs are there, but realistically they neither have the time nor the data to delve into the applications like a private college might.
I don’t know what to expect. In a normal year, my kid would have had an excellent shot at the UCs ( perfect acacdemic record with rigor, perfect scores all around (which won’t be considered), excellent ECs that he has continued and even expanded in senior year, great writer) but I have to admit I’m getting anxious because of the uncertainty. And that is my problem with holistic admissions.
i think it was short sighted to go test blind this year, given the limited information they will have. Test OPTIONAL is a must everywhere, …
I think the issue here is that there will be no standardized test at all.
3 Likes