SAT

A student under pressure from standardized tests and its white creators

Are Standardized Tests a Form of White Supremacy?

The SAT was created in part by eugenics enthusiast Carl C. Brigham. How does this shape America's current evaluation of its students?…

August 16, 2020

University of California Is Eliminating the SAT/ACT: Will There Be Consequences?

Brian Xi, University of California, Berkeley

Getting rid of standardized testing could alleviate some problems with the college admissions process, but it will also have some unexpected ramifications.…

June 11, 2020

It’s Time for Schools to Say Goodbye to Standardized Tests Like the Act

Lisa Lilianstrom, Northern Illinois University

Standardized tests don't reflect a student's true abilities, and colleges need to start looking at the classwork that really matters.…

March 12, 2020

It’s Time To Do Away With the SAT

Nathan Coles, Oakland University

The test's complicated history and seeming inability to accurately gauge success later in life means that we need to say goodbye to this old mainstay.…

December 19, 2019

The SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Is Well-Intentioned, but Deeply Flawed

Charlotte Susser, University of Chicago

The College Board has come up with a new way of turning your life into a number.…

July 8, 2019

An LA School District Paid for Thousands of Students to Take the SAT

Dominique Bander, Loyola University Maryland

In a move geared toward graduating and sending more high school students to college, the Los Angeles district covered the cost for over 4,000 students.…

March 8, 2018

Are Standardized Tests a Fair Way of Evaluating Students?

Kelly Keglovits, UT Austin

Many colleges are moving away from using standardized testing scores to determine a student's potential, but why?…

July 18, 2017

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