Students take a practice test during an SAT Prep class held at Berkeley High School in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 The University of Cal

UC agrees to not use SAT or ACT scores in admissions after settling a student lawsuit.

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Students take a practice test during an SAT Prep class held at Berkeley High School in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016

The University of California has agreed to no longer consider SAT or ACT scores in admissions and scholarship decisions, under a legal settlement with students announced Friday.

The agreement puts to rest the on-again-off-again question of whether UC could use the tests. And it ends a 2019 lawsuit from low-income students of color and students with disabilities who argued that they were at a disadvantage compared with applicants who could afford test prep services or travel easily to exam and class sites.

“Today’s settlement ensures that the university will not revert to its planned use of the SAT and ACT — which its own regents have admitted are racist metrics,” Amanda Savage, a pro bono attorney representing the students, said in a statement.

The UC regents voted in May 2020 to stop requiring both exams, and this fall’s entering freshmen are the first who did not submit SAT or ACT scores.

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