US colleges and universities are reinstating standardized testing, such as the SAT, after finding that test-optional policies hurt minority students. This shift comes after a period where some institutions had adopted test-optional policies, which were initially intended to increase diversity within the student body. However, these policies have been criticized for not achieving their intended outcomes, particularly in terms of enhancing minority student enrollment. Critics argue that the absence of standardized testing in admissions, labeled by some as "racist", has not led to a significant increase in minority representation and has highlighted issues such as grade inflation, making these tests a critical component of admissions. The move to bring back standardized testing is seen as a counterproductive move by some but is also viewed as a way to ensure fair and open admissions to universities, emphasizing the importance of holistic review at selective institutions. Institutions like Cambridge in the UK are also revising their admissions processes to incorporate national data that can help distinguish applicants.
Grade inflation, which has surged again in the 2020s, necessitates standardized tests. If high schools and colleges had more rigorous grading, then admission to the next level could rely less on testing and more on GPA. But GPA is increasingly a joke, so tests are critical: https://t.co/OiPJU6PF4s
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The โracistโ SAT test scores are being brought back because admission to universities without SAT scores did not increase a minority student body. Postmodern America. https://t.co/d6RroN9qRz
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Elite schoolsโ experiment with optional score submission will likely be remembered as a counterproductive move. https://t.co/LFsKOXmr8F
People asking for more info on Cambridge changing its admissions. ๐๐ผ Great news! Just like US universities starting to reinstate the SAT. Hoping this is how things will continue. We need fair and open admissions to universities. https://t.co/4QiwEe0s9g
US universities are starting to reinstate the SAT! ๐ Great news! Cambridge in UK is also revising admissions processes. Universities must have national data to distinguish applicants. Those of us in the business of teaching disadvantaged kids, simply need to up our game. โ๐พ https://t.co/MxyEn4G9pI
If you gave every HS Junior in the country an IQ test, and did admission to top 10 universities solely on that basis, not much would change. You would have less diversity and a few more random poor white kids. But most of the class would be exactly the same as now. Asians,โฆ