University of California must drop SAT, ACT scores for admissions, scholarships

The University of California will no longer consider SAT or ACT scores in admission or scholarship decisions under a settlement reached Friday with students.

The university’s Board of Regents committed last year to stop requiring the exams in admissions, but Friday’s settlement puts to rest questions about whether the system would use the tests at all in scholarship or admissions decisions at any point in the future, even on an optional basis.