Trembling hands, flying graphite, nervous sweat. Anyone who's taken a standardized test recognizes those symptoms instantly. Millions of students take the SAT and ACT tests each year in hopes of earning admission to their dream college, but a growing movement insists these standardized tests are an unfair and inaccurate measure of academic worth. Should colleges continue to consider these tests when determining their future alumni?
Executive Director - Omniac Education
Many schools have started to use a score-optional admissions policy that allows students to submit their applications without presenting any scores at all. While sometimes this may be done for cynical reasons (fewer "bad" scores means the schools average score increases), the fact remains that these schools don't have a "worse" student body. Check out Fair Test's list of score-optional schools...it might surprise you!
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