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What about you? What do you think colleges and universities should do? Does the SAT's actually benefit undergraduates and colleges or do you think they do more harm than good? Or do you really not mind if standardized testing was required or not? What is your position?

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"Why SAT Test Prep Doesn't Help Who You Might Think It Helps"
New York Times, Jay Caspian Kang, 2021

One component of the debate over standardized testing is the intersection of standardized testing and race in America. The author claims that standardized testing is being forgone by many schools in order to increase their diversity and enrollment of lower-income students.
In his research article, he details how each racial group in America reacts to test prep and test-taking. He makes it clear that while he does not support the removal of standardized testing he does think that there needs to be more research on the intersection between race and standardized testing.

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Graph of 400+ Interviewed Colleges' Stances On The SAT/ACT as of 2020-2021

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Graph of 400+ Interviewed Colleges' Stances On The SAT/ACT as of 2020-2021

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Due to the global pandemic, many colleges' requirement of the SAT/ACT have changed. Compass Prep, an tutoring program has surveyed over 400 colleges to see what their views are on making the SAT/ACT part of their admissions requirements.

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A proctor, someone who supervises standardized exams, watches high  school students taking the SAT, or any other standardized test. The photo gives a nice snapshot of standardized testing because of how generic everything is in the photo. The proctor is a generic figure with a blurry face and a buttoned up shirt with a tie. The students are generic teenagers who knows which test they are taking. Probability would suggest the SAT because it is the most taken test.

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Some of the standard materials used while taking the SAT. The materials include some generic orange pills, could be tic tacs, could be ibuprofens or something worse. There is also a lot of gum because the most common thing to bring the SAT aside from pencil and eraser is gum. The photo also has an admission ticket. The admission ticket is used by the test taker to get into the school where they take the test.

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“What’s less fair than the SAT? You might be surprised”

Los Angeles Times, Karen Klein, 2022

In her opinionated article, Karen Klein, editorial writer for the LA Times, supports UC stating how it only benefits well-off students who have enough capital to be provided tutoring for the SATs. She expresses how the admission process is catered towards the wealthy because colleges usually want students from financially secure families. Pointing out the many flaws in the SAT admissions system, she remarks how the admissions process needs to be completely redone.

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“UC suspends standardized testing requirement until fall 2024”

The Highlander, Laura Anaya-Morga, 2020

As the University of California moved to make the SAT's optional in their admissions process, many in their community wondered if this is a permanent path that the university is taking. Many wondered if it actually benefits the school at all.
In her article, author and journalist Laura Anaya-Morga delivers to the public what the University of California plans to do regarding the SAT admissions test moving forward. Although Morga mainly writes informative articles pertaining to UC, she supports her claims by using information straight from UC’s faculty members and other articles like the LA Times.

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“Keep the SAT and ACT”

Inside Higher Ed, Larry S. Su, 2021

With the rising debate of whether or not colleges should keep the SAT/ACT in their admission process, many colleges are choosing to forgo the standardized tests completely. Mostly due to claims that the tests are discriminatory towards certain people or that these tests don’t actually benefit rising students in preparation for college.

In his opinion article, Larry S. Su, English Professor of City Colleges of Chicago, defends admission tests via analysis of each claim made by the public. Stating how these admission tests gauges if you are prepared for the college you’re applying for. Su supports his claims through facts, data and his experience being a faculty member and an international student. Through this, Su offers people against the SAT/ACT a new viewpoint on the benefits of these admissions tests

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Stanford University's SAT to GPA acceptance scores

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Undergraduates' SAT/ACT scores relative to GPA that applied to Stanford University

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Undergraduates' SAT/ACT scores relative to GPA that applied to Stanford University

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The graph above illustrates the prestigious Stanford University's admissions. Data shows the general undergraduates' GPA scores relative to their SAT/ACT scores as well as showing their status in the admission process. AS seen by the huge cluster of green and blue, most accepted students have very high GPA's and SAT/ACT scores.