It’s become all too apparent that high school grades are insufficient in signaling college preparedness.
UC Davis research shows that universities who made standardized tests optional for admission increased the diversity of their student bodies. (iStock) Universities that have eliminated standardized ...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The University of California announced today (July 31) that it has admitted its largest and most diverse class to date. This ...
Student group says Black, Hispanic applicants get unfair advantage Violations of U.S. Constitution, civil rights law alleged University says it collects race data for statistical purposes Feb 3 ...
Lawmakers passed a bill this week that would make California one of the few states in the nation to ban private colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s legacy or donor connections ...
We are seeing the consequences of SAT- and ACT-optional admissions policies at schools such as the University of California ...
In a move that squarely places California’s public universities at the forefront of the national trend to drop standardized tests, the Cal State university system will eliminate SAT and ACT exams from ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit filed this week accuses the University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American ...
Standardized test requirements should be aligned with mission—a fact that demands a variety of approaches across different ...