UC Considers Dropping SAT Subject Test Requirement

Since “Skip the SAT” is part of my subtitle, it’s not surprising that I should be delighted to hear that the UC schools are considering dropping the SAT Subject Tests as a requirement for college admission. 

You see, they found out that requiring two SAT Subject Tests (in addition to the SAT) actually “undermined the depth and diversity of the UC student body without contributing significantly to its academic quality. “ 

Yeah, see, it turns out that high school grades are a stronger predictor of undergraduate academic performance than any test.

Exactly.

Of course, College Board will probably work hard to convince UC to keep the requirement as is.  After all,  they stand to lose a lot of money if students are no longer taking (and paying for) those required subject tests.  (220,000 students are enrolled in various UC locations this year.)

Read more about this on the FairTest.org site here.

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