Reverting to standardized testing is at the forefront of debate for college admission in the UC system. It should not be a surprise to anyone here that there is a decline in college preparedness among secondary-level students. The main issue is th...
Reverting to standardized testing is at the forefront of debate for college admission in the UC system. It should not be a surprise to anyone here that there is a decline in college preparedness among secondary-level students. The main issue is that these are incoming freshmen with competitive 4.0+ GPA's that granted them admission to a STEM field major at prestigious colleges, but are performing at a below high school grade level in mathematics. These are supposed to be the top students from their respective secondary schools, performing far below expectations. Some key quotes from the article: Mounting UC concerns over math Fissures have erupted within UC over admissions tests and math readiness. In November, a UC San Diego Academic Senate work group report said it documented a roughly thirty-fold increase between 2020 and 2025 in incoming first-year students whose math skills tested below high school level. The report said 70% of those students fell below middle school levels. In 11th grade, the most relevant grade relating to college readiness, 30.5% of students met or exceeded math learning standards. Of these, nearly half exceeded the learning standard — marking them as likely to be the best prepared for a college STEM major. Article Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-27/uc-math-professors-demand-return-of-sat-for-stem-admissions submitted by /u/Bleeding_Irish [link] [comments]
