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blendedlibrarianreports on research on the impact of dropping the sat or making it optional - indicates that dropping increases diversity at private colleges
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27 Mar 09
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michelemmartinA new research study -- based on simulations using actual student applications at competitive colleges that require the SAT or ACT for admission -- has found that ending the requirement would lead to demonstrable gains in the percentages of black and Lati
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26 Mar 09
Christy TuckerWant to improve diversity at a college without spending a lot of money? Drop the requirement for SAT or ACT as part of admissions.
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These models suggest that any move away from the SAT or ACT in competitive colleges results in significant gains in ethnic and economic diversity. But the gains are greater for colleges that drop testing entirely, as opposed to just making it optional.
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The findings appear to confirm what SAT critics have said for years: that reliance on the SAT in college admissions favors applicants who are white and/or wealthier than other applicants.
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Jane VGDropping standardized testing in admissions would result in great economic and ethnic diversity.
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