Taking Aim at Discrimination, UC’s Action Could Spell E-N-D for SAT
Business Wars Daily
Wondery
4.6 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2020
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Today is Tuesday, June 9, and we’re looking at the SAT vs. the ACT.
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| 1:10.3 | Late last month, the University of California fired the shot that may have killed the SAT. |
| 1:15.3 | The SAT and its rival test, the ACT, have long ruled the lives of anxious college-bound high school |
| 1:21.0 | juniors and seniors. The tests, which have been given for decades, have played pivotal roles |
| 1:26.2 | in who gets to go to college and where. |
| 1:28.3 | They've also frequently determined who receives merit-based scholarships. |
| 1:32.5 | But in May, the University of California said no more. |
| 1:36.4 | It's phasing out the tests as a requirement for admission at its nine colleges, which include |
| 1:41.1 | the prestigious UCLA and UC Berkeley campuses. |
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