Dropping the SAT? - Update

On Saturday, we posted an item about two UC chancellors who favored dropping the SAT and ACT.

UCOP Daily News Clips now offers a compendium of references on that topic:

Drop the SAT and ACT as a requirement for admission, top UC officials say

(Los Angeles Times) Teresa Watanabe

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-23/uc-officials-recommend-dropping-sat-admission-requirement

U. of California leaders support dropping use of SAT, ACT

(Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-leaders-support-dropping-sat-act-67260928

(New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/23/us/ap-us-college-testing-uc-admission.html

(Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/higher-education/u-of-california-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-sat-act/2019/11/23/9774eb52-0e66-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html 

(San Francisco Chronicle)

https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/education/article/U-of-California-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-14857672.php#

(Sacramento Bee)

https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article237704404.html

(SFGATE)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/education/article/U-of-California-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-14857672.php#

(San Diego Union-Tribune)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2019-11-23/u-of-california-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-sat-act

(San Jose Mercury News)

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/24/u-of-california-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-sat-act/

(Merced Sun-Star)

https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/california/article237704404.html

(ABC7 San Francisco)

https://abc7news.com/education/uc-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-sat-act-from-admissions-requirement/5715591/  

(KPIX5 San Francisco)

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/11/23/university-california-leaders-call-for-end-act-sat-testing/

(CBS13 Sacramento)

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/4220507-uc-leaders-support-dropping-use-of-sat-act-for-admission-requirement/

(KUSI San Diego)

https://www.kusi.com/leaders-at-the-university-of-california-support-dropping-sat-and-act-from-admission-requirements/

(KSBY Central Coast)

https://www.ksby.com/media/v/content/d5e355d7d2ff4a3ea49d6e180c1d0786

Will UC Go Test Optional?

(Inside Higher Ed) Scott Jaschik

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/11/25/top-university-california-officials-endorse-going-test-optional

In short, it's a hot topic.