Yhy scrapping standardized tests is bad for college applicants

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : A 2020 study from the University of California (which is prohibited by the California state constitution from using affirmative action in admissions) showed that "SAT and ACT test scores are positively associated with college success in terms of freshman GPA, graduation GPA, first-year retention, and graduation."
48% : To get around an imminent Supreme Court strike-down of affirmative action, which benefits black and Hispanic students but penalizes Asian Americans.
42% : By going test-optional, colleges can, in the absence of affirmative action, continue admitting blacks and Hispanics (considered "underrepresented" in higher education) with low standardized test scores, while placing less value on the higher scores of many Asian Americans (considered "overrepresented").

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