The 30-fold increse in students needing remedial math at UCSD is absolutely shocking. What strikes me most is your point about standardized tests being the great equalizer rather than an obstracle. Without objective metrics, students from under-resourced schools lose their best shot at proving they belong. The irony is palpable when even Yale is reversing course and bringing back testing requirements. Are there any data on how other UC campuses are fairing with this same issue?
The UCSD report mentions that they seem to be the only UC campus that is having this problem, or at least having this problem at such a large scale, but I don't know why. Perhaps UCSD has something unique to their admissions process that's allowed UCLA and Berkeley to avoid this problem. Or maybe the others are just burying their heads in the sand. I'm not sure.
The 30-fold increse in students needing remedial math at UCSD is absolutely shocking. What strikes me most is your point about standardized tests being the great equalizer rather than an obstracle. Without objective metrics, students from under-resourced schools lose their best shot at proving they belong. The irony is palpable when even Yale is reversing course and bringing back testing requirements. Are there any data on how other UC campuses are fairing with this same issue?
The UCSD report mentions that they seem to be the only UC campus that is having this problem, or at least having this problem at such a large scale, but I don't know why. Perhaps UCSD has something unique to their admissions process that's allowed UCLA and Berkeley to avoid this problem. Or maybe the others are just burying their heads in the sand. I'm not sure.