University of California Will No Longer Consider SAT and ACT Scores The university system has reached a settlement with students to scrap even optional testing from admissions and scholarship decisions. The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the U.C. campuses across the state that will no longer consider SAT and ACT scores for admissions or scholarships.Credit...Jeff Chiu/Associated Press May 15, 2021Updated 3:57 p.m. ET The University of California will not take SAT and ACT scores into account in admissions or scholarship decisions for its system of 10 schools, which include some of the nation’s most sought-after campuses, in accordance with a settlement in a lawsuit brought by students.