UCs forbidden to use SAT and ACT in admissions by court
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Big news, indeed. Funny thing was that the UCs have been weighing GPA more heavily than SAT for years. But, this is one of those things, "be careful what you wish for." They may awaken a sleeping giant, the students at very competitive Bay Area high schools. Nothing about GPA is standardized.
All ironic in light of the February task force study that recommended keeping standardized tests. We shall see whether UCs, under their current leadership, decide whether to appeal the ruling. In the big picture, it feels weird that this is being litigated. Really glad we don't live in CA, but mildly concerned with the potential for further-reaching effects. Already this affects decisions - parents who are paying attention will make sure their kids attend schools with more grade inflation and will harp on those grades for all of high school, not an awesome development. |
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| This ruling seemed narrowly focused on the College Board’s inability to offer accommodations for testing this year |
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Maybe, maybe not.
Usually the kids with strong SAT and ACTs also have strong GPA. AP scores, hard courses etc. I think this will absolutely aid the kids who were already ahead as far as academic achievement was concerned. Course selections, scholastic achievements etc will count. Most high achieving kids I know have strong GPA and strong SATs. I can see this really hurting the average students who get B's and C's sometimes and used good performance in SAT/ACT to demonstrate their academic prowess. This will also hurt kids who need need based aid. The achievement gap has become even wider. Feel sorry for students. |
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| Great, so much for fighting grade inflation. |
Anonymous
| A California judge. That says it all, lol. (California judges in general have a certain reputation for... unexpected rulings, for lack of a better term.) |
Anonymous
This isn't true in schools that do not inflate grades. UW 4.0s are unheard of at some schools. |
Anonymous
Under California law, it’s the correct ruling. The college board botched accommodations this year |
Anonymous
| The judge ruled that test-optional is a farce. |
Anonymous
Well, that's true. |
Anonymous
What does it say? One would expect liberals to support SATs and ACTs since they ensure better diversity. In normal times. Pandemic times is harder. |
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| The top students in California with resources only go to a UC if they can’t get into a top private school and this ruling will only accelerate the desire to go out of state for California’s best students. |
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50% of American high schoolers ha r straight As.
DCPS is only giving As and Bs this year. They dropped Cs and below from the grading scale entirely. This is going to make very student even. |
Anonymous
| Don't the relevant disability statutes also apply to private universities in California? Or are their holistic admission processes too far-removed from public view (and obviously they are not parties to this action), for this ruling to be potentially used against them? |
Anonymous
Yep. 100% It's frustrating, because if memory serves, when the CA schools did a big study, they concluded that eliminated SATs would actually have more of negative impacts on minorities. I realize standardized testing is far from perfect, but as another PP said, be careful what you wish for... I don't think people have really thought through the ramifications of completely eliminating a nationally normed test designed to evaluate college readiness. |