November 2, 2007

U. of California May Drop SAT Subject Tests

By ERIC HOOVER

The University of California would stop requiring in-state applicants to take SAT subject tests under proposed changes in freshman-eligibility requirements put forward by the system's Board of Admissions and Relations With Schools.

Applicants now must take two of the tests, in subjects of their choosing. In its proposal, the board says the requirement "contributes very little to UC's ability to predict which applicants will perform well initially at UC." The board also concludes that

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