UC urged to rely less on tests for admissions

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - GENERAL
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<p>The University of California disproportionately serves the state’s highest-income, best-educated families, and UC needs to look beyond test scores so high-school graduates from all backgrounds get a fair chance of being admitted, say two faculty reports released Friday.</p>

<p>UC should consider dramatically cutting the number of freshman applicants guaranteed admission because their high-school grades and UC eligibility test scores are highest, the reports say.</p>

<p>At the same time, the university should drastically increase the number of slots awarded after a comprehensive review of all applications from students with at least a C average on UC-required prep courses, the reports say.</p>

<p>Comprehensive review of a broader applicant pool would point up such qualities as leadership and “spark,” according to one report, which argues that such factors are better predicters than SAT scores of a student’s success at </p>

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<p>If this were to be implemented does it worry you that it would reduce the prestige of a UC degree? I think this is a horrible idea.</p>

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<p>What a great way to make the admissions process longer and more random.</p>