STATE COVERAGE
UC regents review math-readiness data as the system’s admissions-testing study continues.
UC · TESTING DEBATEVerifiedNational / UC · TESTING DEBATE
Faculty concern over introductory math performance is fueling calls to revisit the SAT and ACT, but the current test-free rule has not changed.
TESTING POLICY · UCVerifiedNational / TESTING POLICY · UC
New regents materials put falling introductory-math grades and rising non-completion rates beside the system’s 2027 testing-policy review.
STANFORD · ARTSVerifiedIvy+ / STANFORD · ARTS
Restrictive Early Action arts applicants must submit the Common App by October 15 and portfolio materials by October 20; Regular Decision arts applicants face December dates.
STANFORD · REAVerifiedIvy+ / STANFORD · REA
Nonbinding public, rolling, international and military applications may coexist with Stanford REA, as can certain scholarship-required early filings.
USC · DEADLINESVerifiedTop 50 / USC · DEADLINES
Application deadlines vary by plan and major, while aid filings follow a separate November, February and March sequence.
USC · TESTINGVerifiedTop 50 / USC · TESTING
The university superscores the SAT and ACT but does not accept self-reported results as the testing component of the application.
USC · PROGRAM MATERIALSVerifiedTop 50 / USC · PROGRAM MATERIALS
The university’s general checklist sends applicants back to their intended program for requirements that can change both content and deadline.
USC · POST-SUBMISSIONVerifiedTop 50 / USC · POST-SUBMISSION
Applicants must monitor the portal after filing because the digital affirmations arrive later and fall grades are submitted when available.
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SEPTEMBER 11 · NEWS & ANALYSISVerifiedTop 50 / SEPTEMBER 11 · NEWS & ANALYSIS
New September reporting describes a faculty review of A–G coursework and entrance exams. Neither review is an adopted change to this application cycle.
SEPTEMBER 11 · NEWS & ANALYSISVerifiedTop 50 / SEPTEMBER 11 · NEWS & ANALYSIS
The September 9 findings open another contested professional-school admissions case. Berkeley’s undergraduate UC application is a separate process.
CALIFORNIA · LEGISLATIONVerifiedStates / CALIFORNIA · LEGISLATION
The proposals would broaden four-year degree authority at community colleges, raising admissions, transfer and workforce questions.
CLASS DATAVerifiedTop 50 / CLASS DATA
The university’s current profile lists an 11% first-year admit rate and a 20% transfer admit rate, with first-generation students representing 23% of first-year admits.
TESTINGVerifiedIvy+ / TESTING
Stanford tells applicants to self-report their highest scores and requires official score confirmation only after admission and enrollment.
TESTINGVerifiedTop 50 / TESTING
USC says first-year applicants may apply without SAT or ACT scores and that submitted scores will be considered in holistic review.
DEADLINESVerifiedTop 50 / DEADLINES
Berkeley’s dates page points applicants to a systemwide filing period and a separate January transfer-update checkpoint.
CALIFORNIAVerifiedStates / CALIFORNIA
Berkeley’s official policy says SAT and ACT scores are not used in admission review, keeping the UC system distinct from schools returning to required testing.