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Simply scrapping the SAT won't make colleges more diverse

  • Written by Guadalupe I. Lozano, Director, Center for University Education Scholarship, and Associate Reserach Professor of Mathematics, University of Arizona
imageCollege entrance exams are being rethought.Johnny Louis/Getty Images

When the University of California decided in early 2020 to stop using the ACT and SAT in admissions by 2025, the decision sparked discussions anew about how fair and useful college entrance exams are in the first place.

Studies have shown, for instance, that some SAT questions syste...

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