<p>As a UC alum who has participated on and off over the last 25 years in interviewing prospective students, I have been very disappointed in the last couple of years with the UC’s use of the SAT as it’s main criterion. My sense is that their main objective has been to take advantage of the increased numbers of applications and booming economy through last year, to raise it’s average SAT scores. Last year and the year before I saw only lip service to intellectual curiousity as a factor. It seems to be consistent with its retreat from the Common Core curriculum, which is a real loss for the students, in my opinion. I don’t know who has been responsible for the shift, whether it’s Boyer, or Zimmer, or Behnke or O’Neill or some trustees who are hedge fund operators and give huge amounts to the university. Very disappointing to me - I had a great education there.</p>