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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many California high schools allow for unlimited retakes, don't punish for late work, etc.  The report details that many of these students come from low-income, English-learning environments.

Even if the UC's still used SAT's they would get the same quality of applicant since they select by high school.

Can you imagine being an OOS student paying $90k a year for something like this?[/quote]

California resident here.  Admittedly we are in private, but I don’t know ANY schools that allows unlimited retakes.  My DC’s school doesn’t allow retakes on exams at all, kids average a 1450 SAT, and only a fraction will get admitted into UCLA or UCB. I’m not saying some kids without the same competency from lesser performing schools don’t get admitted, but the students are by and large VERY smart.  And the ones who need help either leverage the resources to get out to level or transfer to a CC.

The UC system has the best state schools in the country for a reason, so don’t twist it to fit a narrative.[/quote]

The UC's reputation is coming under fire because they aren't taking the best and brightest.  When you are admitting students who can't do 5th grade math, you have a problem.  A serious problem.  This is how institutions who have a great reputation lose that reputation. 
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