University of California Must Stop Using SAT, ACT in Admissions, Judge Rules

Students walk on the campus of University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, Calif. on March 11, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

The University of California (UC) system must stop considering SAT or ACT scores in decisions on admissions and financial aid, a judge has ruled, citing pandemic-related difficulties faced by some students in accessing test sites.

The decision to mandate a so-called test-blind arrangement, issued Sept. 1 by Alameda Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman, is a victory for critics of admissions and scholarship-related testing amid the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus outbreak, which has made it more challenging for students with disabilities.