Very sad news. We are in CA, and all three of my boys score MUCH better on their SATs than their GPAs would indicate. They are a little lazy in high school, but then in college study what they want to instead of what they are forced to, and then do really well.
It’s telling that UK colleges (my oldest went to one) ignore US grades and ONLY want their SAT scores, AP test scores, and SAT subject test scores.
Sad day in CA (US) history—and a UC degree will likely become devalued over time I predict.
They have been dumbing down this test for decades and it still hasn’t given the the results they want, i.e. equal performance for blacks and Latinos, so it must go.
They have gradually made it less and less of a pure intelligence test, so much so that Mensa does not recognize it for membership anymore.