GPA can mean anything it is meaningless. That is why we have the SAT. It is the only accurate measure there is. |
You sound dumb enough to buy into this whole alternative admissions scheme. |
So any school that’s still test optional is disreputable then, too? |
Test blind is a whole different level of disrespect. |
You sound like a disgruntled, disturbed TA who couldn’t even make the cut at UCLA as a lowly TA - a TA who now haunts this forum with awkward DV ex-boyfriend vibes because you can’t get over the fact that you’re no longer welcome in Westwood. |
Get a life. Your TA fantasies are more pathetic than the decline of the UC schools. |
Show us on the doll where the UC system hurt you. 🤣 complete clown show trying to act like you’re basing your assertions on facts when it’s merely your inadequate feelings making things up. Good grief. Please disclose ahead of time that your posts are devoid of facts moving forward, thank you very much. |
The only clown show is the UC system ignoring the most important part of college admissions with a test blind admissions system to attract alternative applicants who test poorly. That is their whole student body these days. |
People get mad when you point this out. How can a top university have test blind admissions? You can’t be a top university if you don’t even accept SAT scores. That is community college level behavior. |
Different schools do different things you can poke fun at - for example, what kind of class strength do you think Michigan has when their in-state acceptance rate is around 38% (almost 4x UCLA’s in-state acceptance rate)? Or UVA accepting 25% of in-state applicants (over 2x UCLA’s in-state acceptance rate)? Those actual facts hardly seem to suggest selectivity by any definition of the term. Do those facts make Michigan and UVA bad schools? Of course not. But at least that conclusion is based on a consideration of certain facts. Your entire schtick is based on feelings. And that’s weird. Really weird. |
It is a fact that UC schools use test blind admissions and will not consider SAT scores. It would be naive to think this doesn’t have a huge impact on the student body. Since this is a recent change, it is important for people to understand the UC system is not what it used to be. |
People should also understand what connection, if any, you have to the university system you’re bashing. What is your association, past or present, with the UC system? |
+100 |
Yep..pretty much |
I am not the poster you are replying to and I think UC schools are great. No one can deny that the UCLA or UCSD are in demand. But you have to acknowledge that admissions rate is dependent on the sheer number of applicants. Several factors unrelated to quality/level of students drive up the numbers of the top UCs: 1) CA is a state with a HUGE population and 2) UC App makes it super easy to apply to more of the UC schools and 3) test blind makes everyone feel like they have a shot. The Admissions rate shows that it is a popular and highly desired school. Northeastern's acceptance rate is comparable to MIT's but no one would pretend the student body is at the same level. |