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California colleges adjust admission policies to account for COVID-19 school closures
San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 04/02/2020 | Kristen Taketa

Posted on 04/02/2020 12:52:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The colleges made these decisions in light of nationwide school closures, the cancellation of SAT and ACT tests this spring and several schools’ consideration of grading on a pass/fail or credit/no credit basis, all due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The announcements help answer some high school students’ concerns about whether they will be able to satisfy course and test requirements to attend college.

Prospective UC students can still submit SAT and ACT scores for admission next year in order to qualify for scholarships or satisfy UC admission eligibility and some university graduation requirements.

But the UC says no student will be disadvantaged in their admission application for not submitting an SAT or ACT score.

(Excerpt) Read more at sandiegouniontribune.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: admissions; california; sat

1 posted on 04/02/2020 12:52:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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As long as the illegals get admissions preferences and in-state tuition i’m good with it.


2 posted on 04/02/2020 12:56:09 PM PDT by utax
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To: BenLurkin

Any opportunity to flood academia with good socialist Democrat voter candidates....


3 posted on 04/02/2020 1:20:26 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: BenLurkin

Let me guess they slipped in a “first generation american (meaning not really American) priority insertion.


4 posted on 04/02/2020 1:24:13 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: BenLurkin

All CA employers should note the year their applicants received their “college degrees” - 2020 - for employee quality control purposes.


5 posted on 04/02/2020 1:49:50 PM PDT by 4Liberty (BERNIE SANDERS: A CRUSTY, ANTI-AMERICAN WEIRDO. - Kurt Schlichter)
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To: 4Liberty

California degerees are already darn near worthless. Whike the UC bigwigs make obscene salaries.

It’s criminal, imo.


6 posted on 04/02/2020 1:53:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
I work at at Cal Communist College - the 3-D printer classes, Auto Tech program and the Welding, Electrician, and Nursing courses/certificates are rigorous and pretty good.

Agree with you on all the rest....

7 posted on 04/02/2020 2:07:14 PM PDT by 4Liberty (BERNIE SANDERS: A CRUSTY, ANTI-AMERICAN WEIRDO. - Kurt Schlichter)
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To: 4Liberty

Auto tech and welding.
God bless you!


8 posted on 04/02/2020 2:07:57 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: 4Liberty

Got it. Thank you for the correction.


9 posted on 04/02/2020 2:08:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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“Tell your parents to send more money”


10 posted on 04/02/2020 3:09:53 PM PDT by Zathras
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So, Lori Laughlin no longer needs to pay half a mil. to get her kids into USC?


11 posted on 04/02/2020 3:44:42 PM PDT by RBStealth
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