Who else has a feeling this change is due to internal pressure that there aren't enough domestic applicants that can make the grades?

Gotta have some way to fight back against "Chi-com" influence

  • regul [any]
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    3 years ago

    All of the University of California schools have already gotten rid of using standardized testing for admission.

    • Lundi [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      University of California has a hard cut-off grades for if I'm not mistaken. You have a certain gpa, no matter which school, you get in. I doubt this will happen with the rich private schools.

      • regul [any]
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        3 years ago

        I don't think that's true. If you have a GPA above a certain value and you're a California high school student, you get guaranteed admission to a UC, but they don't throw your application out just because your GPA is below X.

        This is especially true for the less-prestigious schools like Merced.

        • Lundi [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          I guess I meant it would work more favorably for students in the other direction. If you have certain grades you're guaranteed to get in to Berkeley or w/e no matter how rich or poor or prestigious your high school is. Not sure if I'm right though.

          • regul [any]
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            3 years ago

            Like I said, you get guaranteed admission to a UC, but not necessarily Berkeley.

            I believe in Texas if you're in the top 5% of your class (in Texas) you get guaranteed admission to UT-Austin.

            At least, that's how it was in 2008 when I was applying to college.