Not being in the US, what is the qualification for admissions supposed to be. Maybe I missed it. If it's not testing, what is it?

Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM (79 days ago, 868 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48309233

There’s no mandatory process; each college can DIY whatever they want, within their system’s restrictions (here, Univ of Cali) if any. For this specific school:

> UC Berkeley is test-free, which means we will not use SAT/ACT test scores in any part of our application process. UC Berkeley has always used, and will continue to use, holistic review

https://admissions.berkeley.edu/apply-to-berkeley/first-year...

Mom & Dad’s $$$ :)