Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Single-digit admit rates at flagship UCs… yet they refuse to look at SAT or ACT scores. Over 1,400 UC faculty are now sounding the alarm: great minds are being rejected while unprepared students struggle in STEM classes.
In this video I share the faculty petition and why the University of California test-blind admissions policy is a disaster for so many.
🔴 Read the Open Letter: ucstudentsuccess.org
If you're a student, parent, alum, or taxpayer frustrated by University of California test-blind admissions, comment below and share this video. Demand evidence-based admissions!
**Update**: Just hours after this video was published, UC’s Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, the committee that oversees undergraduate admissions matters, announced it is creating a faculty work group to examine the potential advantages and disadvantages of using SAT and ACT scores in admissions. It will also investigate the possibility of using 11th grade Smarter Balanced scores. The Smarter Balanced assessment is California’s annual exam administered in grades 3-8 and 11. More here: edsource.org/updates/uc-committee-will-consider-whether-to-bring-back-sat-act-requirement-in-admissions
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#UCBerkeley
#UCLA
#TestBlind
Single-digit admit rates at flagship UCs… yet they refuse to look at SAT or ACT scores. Over 1,400 UC faculty are now sounding the alarm: great minds are being rejected while unprepared students struggle in STEM classes.
In this video I share the faculty petition and why the University of California test-blind admissions policy is a disaster for so many.
🔴 Read the Open Letter: ucstudentsuccess.org
If you're a student, parent, alum, or taxpayer frustrated by University of California test-blind admissions, comment below and share this video. Demand evidence-based admissions!
**Update**: Just hours after this video was published, UC’s Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, the committee that oversees undergraduate admissions matters, announced it is creating a faculty work group to examine the potential advantages and disadvantages of using SAT and ACT scores in admissions. It will also investigate the possibility of using 11th grade Smarter Balanced scores. The Smarter Balanced assessment is California’s annual exam administered in grades 3-8 and 11. More here: edsource.org/updates/uc-committee-will-consider-whether-to-bring-back-sat-act-requirement-in-admissions
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*Are you on track for selective college admission? Find out now at https://AreYouOnTrackToGetIn.com.*
*Learn How to Build an Extraordinary Extracurricular Résumé at http://ExtraordinaryResume.com.*
*Avoid 17 Silly Mistakes That Even Ivy League Applicants Make on the Common App at collegemeister.gumroad.com/l/nzbtj.*
*When you’ve finished your Common App and want to know if it’s as strong as possible, get My Pre-Read at MyPreRead.com/*
*Do you want expert guidance during the college admissions process? Work with me one-on-one at https://CollegeMeister.com.*
#UCBerkeley
#UCLA
#TestBlind
