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Thursday, February 26, 2026

WHO COULD HAVE PREDICTED: They Can’t Do 8th Grade Math; UC San Diego Turned Itself Into a Remedial School

Congrats, California! The winning continues as highly qualified students were rejected in favor of math-challenged DEI admits.

From the UCSD report: “At our campus, the picture is truly troubling. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of freshmen whose math placement exam results indicate they do not meet middle school[!] standards grew nearly thirtyfold, despite almost all of these students having taken beyond the minimum UCOP required math curriculum, and many with high grades.”

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