<p>Could someone make it clear how someone can meet certain UC A-G requirements by getting a certain score on SAT subject tests?</p>
<p>[Admission</a> by exam | UC Admissions](<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/examination/index.html]Admission”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/examination/index.html)</p>
<p>Please and Thanks.</p>
<p>“Admission by exam” means that you are eligible for admission by showing sufficiently high test scores as described, even if you do not have all of the a-g requirements fulfilled.</p>
<p>This is different from being able to fulfill a-g requirements with test scores, as described here:
[A-G</a> courses | UC Admissions](<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html]A-G”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html)</p>
<p>Anyone know how many freshmen get into UCs this way? Does it work beyond Merced?</p>
<p>It seems like it’s for people who aced the SAT/ACT and didn’t have all their a-g courses buttoned down. Do you still need a high GPA?</p>
<p>Of course you still need a high GPA. This is to merely exempt you from a few A-G requirements. Just like how 3.0 GPA is a requirement but having a 3.0 is not competitive.</p>
<p>thanks…</p>
I don’t get it. Were you expecting your child to have a good chance at getting into a top tier UC by barely meeting the minimum SAT scores or what?
@spodankle, why are you reviving threads that are 3-6 years old to post the same thing and complain about your kid not getting in to UCs through a system that is no longer used? Good test scores are important, but they aren’t everything, and simply being over the minimum doesn’t guarantee admission.