A Great University Undermines Its Mission

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UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math

The University of California will consider bringing back SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions. UC ended test requirements in 2020.

College Corner: Standardized testing is back. Here's why families should pay attention.

An opinion on why families should once again prioritize SAT and ACT preparation.
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The SAT Abides

The last six years was an experiment, and the results are in.
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Trying to judge human ability by test scores always will invite debate

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Readers challenge whether SAT scores predict success, citing a high scorer rejected by 16 universities who later ...

Columbia reinstates SAT, ACT requirements for 2027-28

The New York City institution is the last Ivy League college to announce an end to its test-optional admissions policy.

Chabria: UC could go back to using the SAT and ACT for admissions. Here's why that doesn't add up

UC is not Harvard, and was never meant to embody that type of self-perpetuating exclusivity disguised as a meritocracy.

Columbia University to reinstate SAT, ACT requirement in undergraduate admissions

NEW YORK — Columbia University is reinstating a SAT or ACT requirement for undergraduate admissions, college officials ...
Smithsonian Magazine

100 Years Ago, Students Across the U.S. Took the First SAT. Today, Relatively Few Colleges Require the Test. Where Is It Headed?

The standardized exam has evolved over the past century, all in the name of testing for college readiness. Now, it has become ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell Continues to Devalue Standardized Testing as Collegeboard Adapts Digital SAT

While Cornell continues to devalue standardized testing in its admission process with test-optional and test-blind policies, applicants to Cornell will see a digitalized, shortened SAT exam, beginning ...
Digital Journal

What do standardized tests say about college achievement?

Numerade analyzed academic research to see what standardized test scores from exams like the SAT and ACT say about academic achievement. – Canva Every year, millions of high schoolers prepare for the ...
Pew Research Center

For the 100th anniversary of the SAT, a look at standardized test scores over time

As the SAT nears its 100th anniversary, here's a look at how the test has changed since 1926 and how scores on both the SAT and ACT have shifted over time.