<p>Should smaller colleges and universities go SAT “optional”? I still think there are more reasons to keep the SAT than to chuck it. So do many others apparently, after all, optional does mean these institutions still consider it and evaluate test scores if they are submitted. In many ways, the “optional” option seems like a neat way to just sit on the fence. Granted, there are many legitimate questions and problems related to standardized testing, including fairness; and the validity of the SAT in the admissions process should be questioned and, in turn, put to the test.</p>
<p>I think that is why I find the following linked opinion article from Stanford University worth the read. </p>
<p>“Certainly, there are compelling arguments for continuing to use the SAT. No other tool exists to allow college admissions officers to compare students from vastly different backgrounds. Given the variation in high schools’ curricula, grades and class rank can offer only so much information.”</p>
<p><a href=“http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2005/10/26/relianceOnSatShouldBeStudied[/url]”>http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2005/10/26/relianceOnSatShouldBeStudied</a></p>