SATs, GPAs and deadlines: College admissions experts give advice amid COVID-19 crisis

ABC interviewed California Director of Undergraduate Admissions Han Mi Yoon-Wu and Western Association of College Admission Counseling President Lauren Cook about how the UCs will conduct admissions moving forward and what students can do to help their college applications stand out.

In regard to applying to the UCs, many students are wondering if they still need to take an ACT or SAT test.

Yoon-Wu confirmed that it will be advantageous to students to submit an ACT or SAT score to the UCs.

"If the scores are such that it provides additional information about the student's academic performance ... such as to supplement their GPA, then it would be used as an added value factor."

You can see the entire interview below.

Skip to various highlights:

15:29 How can I improve my applications?

19:45 Should students submit SAT and ACT scores?

24:10 How can students make up for lost Spring and Summer activities?

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