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- More than 600 UC faculty, led by Berkeley mathematicians, sent an open letter urging the system to require the SAT or ACT for STEM applicants starting fall 2027.
- Diagnostic data show at least 20% of Berkeley first-semester calculus students lack basic math fluency and a thirty-fold rise in students below high-school level.
- UC spokesperson Rachel Zaentz said the system will keep strengthening math instruction and K-12 partnerships while reviewing concerns.
