SAT & ACT Article

Question 1

According to FairTest&#x27;s database, how many US colleges that stopped requiring tests in the 2000s went fully test-blind?

Accepted Answer

Fewer than 10

Question 2

What potential effect might the elimination of SATs have on high school transcripts, as discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

High school grades will become less relevant.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of standardized tests in large, mid-tier public universities?

Accepted Answer

To serve as a first-order sorting mechanism

Question 4

Why do selective colleges like Harvard and Princeton use the SAT differently from others, according to the text?

Accepted Answer

To identify the most qualified students

Question 5

Which type of colleges use admissions tests to predict success by primarily relying on high school GPA and test scores?

Accepted Answer

Super-elite institutions

Question 6

How many colleges and universities adopted test-optional policies between 2000 and 2018?

Accepted Answer

200

Question 7

What is the key question regarding the future of standardized testing, as mentioned in the text?

Accepted Answer

Whether test-optional is the new normal or a transition state

Question 8

What impact did the COVID-19 pandemic have on college admissions testing?

Accepted Answer

It transformed the landscape of admissions testing.

Question 9

On what date did Columbia become the first Ivy League university to suspend its SAT requirement?

Accepted Answer

March 1

Question 10

What percentage of students took the test and submitted their scores after test optionality became common?

Accepted Answer

50%

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