Art by Samantha MillerNationwide university SAT requirements are discriminatory at their core, because they separate the privileged from the marginalized — and always have.As of the 2022 admissions cycle, more than 1,815 — or 80% — of colleges dropped the SAT and ACT requirement, according to FairTest.org. When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, … [Read more...] about Opinion: Say No To SATs
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Standardized Tests Track National Growth
Art by Peau PorotesanoPepperdine students, like most college students, are more than a little familiar with standardized tests. The Pepperdine application requires that prospective students submit either SAT I or ACT scores, so it's pretty easy to assume all the people you pass on this campus have taken at least one. For those born and raised in the United States, the number … [Read more...] about Standardized Tests Track National Growth
Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Intelligence or Ability
Art by Peau PorotesanoStandardized tests: You couldn't have gotten into Pepperdine without taking at least a few of them, and even before the dreaded SAT or ACT, there was a slew of standardized tests throughout primary and secondary school.But why?Standardized tests began in the U.S. "as the Industrial Revolution ... took school-age kids out of the farms and factories and put … [Read more...] about Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Intelligence or Ability
