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A new review of the SAT at University of California is coming by June 2027
By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters at LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· July 15, 2026
· 5 min read
The Janss Steps at UCLA.( Reed Hutchinson / Courtesy UCLA)The University of California will still evaluate the role of the SAT in undergraduate admissions, despite media reports indicating that the revered public university system suspended those deliberations.The confusion comes at a time when a...
Key takeaway The confusion comes at a time when a growing chorus of professors and media commentators are pushing the UC to reinstate the SAT for undergraduate admissions, which the UC Board of Regents removed from the admissions process in 2020.
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Published: July 15, 2026 ·
Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? The Janss Steps at UCLA.( Reed Hutchinson / Courtesy UCLA)The University of California will still evaluate the role of the SAT in undergraduate admissions, despite media reports indicating that the revered public university system suspended those deliberations.The confusion comes at a time when a...
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