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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) 10.7.03, 8:54a -- The University of California will review admissions procedures at all eight undergraduate campuses after a report found that UC Berkeley admitted hundreds of students in 2002 with SAT scores far below those of applicants who were denied admission.
UC President Robert Dynes agreed to the comprehensive analysis on Monday at the request of Board of Regents Chairman John Moores, said UC spokesman Michael Reese.
Moores was the main author of the preliminary analysis of UC Berkeley's admissions process. His confidential report to fellow Board of Regents members, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, revealed that nearly 400 undergraduate students were admitted to UC Berkeley in 2002 with SAT scores falling between 600 and 1,000, well below the 1,337 average for last year's total admitted class.
Nearly 2,600 applicants with scores from 1400 to 1500 were not admitted and 600 would-be Cal students with SAT scores above 1500 were also rejected.
Berkeley administrators said the report contained largely accurate data but may have misinterpreted aspects of the admissions process. They noted that many of those who scored high on the SAT but were not admitted had low grade-point averages or withdrew their applications early. Others applied for an extremely competitive major or were residents of other states, for whom standards are higher.
Berkeley administrators also noted that the SAT test is only but one factor in judge a student's academic record.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) 10.7.03, 8:54a -- The University of California will review admissions procedures at all eight undergraduate campuses after a report found that UC Berkeley admitted hundreds of students in 2002 with SAT scores far below those of applicants who were denied admission.
UC President Robert Dynes agreed to the comprehensive analysis on Monday at the request of Board of Regents Chairman John Moores, said UC spokesman Michael Reese.
Moores was the main author of the preliminary analysis of UC Berkeley's admissions process. His confidential report to fellow Board of Regents members, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, revealed that nearly 400 undergraduate students were admitted to UC Berkeley in 2002 with SAT scores falling between 600 and 1,000, well below the 1,337 average for last year's total admitted class.
Nearly 2,600 applicants with scores from 1400 to 1500 were not admitted and 600 would-be Cal students with SAT scores above 1500 were also rejected.
Berkeley administrators said the report contained largely accurate data but may have misinterpreted aspects of the admissions process. They noted that many of those who scored high on the SAT but were not admitted had low grade-point averages or withdrew their applications early. Others applied for an extremely competitive major or were residents of other states, for whom standards are higher.
Berkeley administrators also noted that the SAT test is only but one factor in judge a student's academic record.
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