Top Universities Reinstate SAT Requirements Amid Equity Debates
As the College Board launches a digital adaptive SAT, institutions like Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown reverse test-optional policies, igniting discussions on fairness and diversity in admissions.
- Top universities including Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown are reinstating SAT and ACT requirements for admissions, reversing pandemic-era test-optional policies.
- The College Board is introducing a digital adaptive version of the SAT, aiming to make the test more efficient but facing criticism for dumbing it down by removing items showing significant differences by race, gender, or English as first language.
- Critics argue that standardized tests are biased against disadvantaged students, but proponents claim they are essential for identifying talented students from all backgrounds.
- Brown University's decision to require standardized tests while keeping legacy admissions has sparked debate over fairness in college admissions.
- Some institutions, like the University of Michigan, have found ways to make standardized testing more equitable, suggesting that the issue is not with the tests themselves but with how they are implemented and interpreted.
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