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UC to review test-blind admissions policy in 2026

8/17/2026

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Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova warned UC’s test-blind admissions left freshmen unprepared for math.
Readiness dropped to 51% for the 2021-2023 cohort and 44% in 2023, with 17% missing all eight topics.
Ten UC campuses’ faculty signed letters urging reinstatement of the SAT and ACT.
UC President James B. Milliken announced an August 2026 review of the test-blind policy after the 2020 phase-out led by former President Janet Napolitano.

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Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova warned UC’s test-blind admissions left freshmen unprepared for math.
Readiness dropped to 51% for the 2021-2023 cohort and 44% in 2023, with 17% missing all eight topics.
Ten UC campuses’ faculty signed letters urging reinstatement of the SAT and ACT.
UC President James B. Milliken announced an August 2026 review of the test-blind policy after the 2020 phase-out led by former President Janet Napolitano.