The University of California system will continue not to require widely-used tests to decide which students it will accept. The nine University of California schools that accept undergraduates will not use the SAT and ACT standardized tests and has no plans to require them in the future. A standardized test is an examination that is given to a large number of people to compare their abilities. There are over 200,000 undergraduate students within the University of California system. An undergraduate is a student who is working toward their first college degree. The well-known schools in the system include the University of California-Berkeley, the University of California-Los Angeles - UCLA - and the University of California Santa Barbara. The University of California system is run by a Board of Regents. Most are appointed by the state’s governor. In mid-November, the Board of Regents said it was not able to find a good replacement for the SAT or ACT tests. The group said there would not be a new test anytime soon.
Title: University of California Will No Longer Require SAT or ACT
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UCLA - and the University of California Santa Barbara.</span> <span data-start-time='67833' data-end-time='73750'>The University of California system is run by a Board of Regents. </span> <span data-start-time='73750' data-end-time='76917'>Most are appointed by the state’s governor. </span> <span data-start-time='76917' data-end-time='89229'>In mid-November, the Board of Regents said it was not able to find a good replacement for the SAT or ACT tests. </span> <span data-start-time='89229' data-end-time='95500'>The group said there would not be a new test anytime soon.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/B.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18272 data-hint-location='43771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/what_is_an_undergraduate.wav'>What is an undergraduate?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a student at a college or university who has not yet earned a degree'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/a_student_at_a_college_or_university_who_has_not_yet_earned_a_degree.wav'><span>a student at a college or university who has not yet earned a degree</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/a_person_who_has_been_awarded_an_undergraduate_academic_degree.wav'><span>a person who has been awarded an undergraduate academic degree</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/the_presentation_of_something_as_being_smaller_worse_or_less_important_than_it_actually_is.wav'><span>the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/something_that_leaves_no_doubt.wav'><span>something that leaves no doubt</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18273 data-hint-location='73750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/who_appoints_the_majority_of_the_university_of_californias_board_of_regents.wav'>Who appoints the majority of the University of California's Board of Regents?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the state's governor'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/the_states_governor.wav'><span>the state's governor</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/the_us_president.wav'><span>the U.S. president</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/former_students.wav'><span>former students</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/the_mayor_of_los_angeles.wav'><span>the mayor of Los Angeles</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18274 data-hint-location='76917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/in_midnovember_the_board_of_regents_said_it_was_not_able_to_find_a_good__blank__for_the_sat_or_act_tests_.wav'>In mid-November, the Board of Regents said it was not able to find a good <span class='blank'>replacement</span> for the SAT or ACT tests. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='replacement'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/replacement.wav'><span>replacement</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/reenactment.wav'><span>reenactment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/dinner.wav'><span>dinner</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5376/refried.wav'><span>refried</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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