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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/11/harvard-reinstates-sat-act-admissions-requirement/

Harvard is joining the list of school requiring test scores for applications. [/quote]

I had great test scores, and my son had great test scores.

In my opinion, one way to make this more fair would be to bring back the SAT subject tests and use those in place of the aptitude test tests.

That way, students who aren’t great at SAT-type thinking but who learn a lot in regular high school courses can get credit for their knowledge and hard work.

It seems unfair to limit students to sending in dubious grades, scores measuring alleged raw aptitude, and tests measuring knowledge of college-level content that’s taught well at very few schools.

Bringing back and celebrating the regular SAT subject students would reward students who work hard and do well in widely available, age-appropriate classes. [/quote]

We have AP and IB tests for that now.  Most schools are happy with that, hence why the SAT subject tests disappeared

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