UC Schools Overhaul Admissions Process

The UC Board of Regents approved the most sweeping changes in admission standards in almost 50 years. "The bottom line is that it will be more diverse and more fair," says UC President Mark Yudof says. This is good news for anyone applying to UC schools. The following changes will affect the freshman class of 2012:

- SAT subject tests will no longer be necessary
- The considered applicant pool will widen, but the number guaranteed entry will shrink
- The top 9 percent of high school graduates statewide will be ensured entry, as well as those in the top 9 percent of their graduating class