SAT Changes Policy, Opening Rift With Colleges

[groovedaddy]

This March, high school juniors taking the SAT will have the option of choosing which scores to send to colleges while hiding those they do not want admissions officials to see.

The new policy is called Score Choice, and the College Board hopes it will reduce student stress around the SAT and college admissions.

But when it comes to college admissions, few things are ever simple. Some highly selective colleges have already said that they will not go along with Score Choice, and the policy is stirring heated debate among high school counselors and college admissions officials.

Some argue that it is really a marketing tool, intended to encourage students to take the test more often. Others say that, contrary to the College Board’s goal, the policy will aggravate the testing frenzy and add yet another layer of stress and complexity to applying to college.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/education/31sat.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

[JeanGrey]

1. Just when you think public education cannot get

more ridiculous...............ah yes, it certainly would've reduced my stress to hide that I was deficient in certain areas! (Lord)

[madaboutharry]

2. The ACT is fast becoming the preferred

test and seen as providing a more accurate assessment of the student.

I don't know how I feel about this. I took the SAT twice and know that UCLA saw both tests. To tell the truth, there was little difference between the scores on the two tests.