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    Test Optional is the Way to go – The Adams Kilt

    List of Test-Optional Schools for the Class of 2021 (as of October 14, 2020)

    **California State University update on ACT/SAT exam requirements for the Class of 2021, please see the California State University page.  Updated April 17, 2020 **

     

    CLICK THIS LINK TO COLLEGE BOARD FOR UPDATES ON FUTURE SAT TEST DATES AND CANCELATIONS

    What is "test-optional"?

    College Board/SAT Website

    2020-21 SAT EXAMS Dates

    SAT TEST PREP WORKSHOP INFORMATION

    UPDATES ON SAT/ACT TEST AND ADMISSION TO UC'S

    Below is the link to the UC Board of Regents office on the SAT/ACT changes to the UC application process

    University of California Standardized Testing Changes

    The following outlines the Regents’ actions:

    • Test-optional for fall 2021 and fall 2022: Campuses will have the option to use ACT/SAT test scores in selection consideration if applicants choose to submit them, and will develop appropriate policies and procedures to implement the Board’s decision.
    • Test-blind for fall 2023 and fall 2024: Campuses will not consider test scores for California public and independent high school applicants in admissions selection, a practice known as “test-blind” admissions. Test scores could still be considered for other purposes such as course placement, certain scholarships and eligibility for the statewide admissions guarantee.
    • New standardized test: Starting in summer 2020 and ending by January 2021, UC will undertake a process to identify or create a new test that aligns with the content UC expects students to have mastered to demonstrate college readiness for California freshmen.
    • Elimination of the ACT/SAT test requirement: By 2025, any use of the ACT/SAT would be eliminated for California students and a new UC-endorsed test to measure UC-readiness would be required. However, if by 2025 the new test is either unfeasible or not ready, consideration of the ACT/SAT for freshman admissions would still be eliminated for California students.
    • Elimination of writing test: The University will eliminate altogether the SAT Essay/ACT Writing Test as a requirement for UC undergraduate admissions, and these scores will not be used at all effective for fall 2021 admissions.



     (updated 2/12/2021)