Anna Esaki-Smith on Instagram: "Will the University of California system reinstate standardized test requirements after UC San Diego’s math crisis? UCSD recently reported a 30-fold increase in freshmen needing remedial math classes and said the elimination of SAT requirements had contributed to this decline in ability. The UC had gone against a faculty group’s recommendation when it ended test requirements in 2021, and is currently “test blind,” meaning applicants don’t even have the option to s

Anna Esaki-Smith on Instagram: "More than a year before UC San Diego disclosed a 30-fold increase in freshmen requiring remedial math classes, Harvard disclosed a number of its students lacked foundational algebra skills. Harvard launched a new intro math class to better prepare these students but made a point of saying the course was not “remedial.” Maybe it wasn’t, but the fall 2024 incoming freshmen were the 3.59% crème de la crème of 54K applications #college #university #student #math #sat"