Goodbye SAT

[maxleung]

Who’s watching this when Harvard announced they are requiring sat scores again

[The_moonlit]

They just reinstated it yall. He made a video abt it

[stevetrm]

why was this recommended to me on april fools

[Drayton-tvtz]

I’m really good at writing and logical thinking but struggle when it comes to tests scores and timed assignments. This is mainly due to the fact that I get nervous and tense up while doing them. I’m glad that Harvard and other colleges are dropping the SAT and looking towards students other abilities academically.

[theduke]

*Laughs in applying to Cambridge with mediocre test scores*

[averagepcenjoyer]

Today, they started requiring sat again 👍😂

[meel]

the thing about optional things for college is that they are never actually optional. if you want to be in the competitive pool you still have to take the tests and get good scores

[juliowalker]

Yeah no, as long as the wording is “not required” then SAT is gonna keep thriving. I’ve applied to many schools so far and if you look at the numbers and logistics of it, SAT is still a big deciding factor, and the worst you can do is to think you don’t need it anymore. The colleges are like: “we are not saying we need SAT, but we need SAT”

[reaganmontville]

This is actually really good to know. I’m a good student and get good grades, I’m in 8th grade and teachers are starting to have us look at colleges (no pressure right). I have secure test anxiety and rally struggle, so hopefully I won’t have to worry about the test people normally freak out about

[lucatdcat]

This is amazing! I'm a freshman in highschool, so I feel really lucky right now!

[thecaptain]

This hurts regular students the most. Affluent students have an easier time getting extra-curricular activities than middle class or poor students. A standardized test levels the playing field some. Anyone that maxes out the SAT or ACT is very intelligent. Not everyone who does equestrian or spent time doing mission trips is the best candidate (nothing wrong with those things, but only some people have the resources to do them).

[theblocksmith]

And I’m seeing this after just taking the SAT earlier today 😂

[Yoongiluvbot]

But at the end your gpa still matters and your extra activities along with your essays. Also I’m thinking of applying to BITS Pilani, cause the college is MIT paired and is also entered by BITSAT., cause international education is kinda expensive without scholarship, and I suck at advance physics and chemistry for JEE qualifications.

[never_stay_pink]

Now we just need the end of “the fitness gram pacer test is a multi-stage aerobic capacity test that…”

[AhmetKaan]

*To all the dreamers out there, don't ever let the world's negativity disenchant you or your spirit. If you surround yourself with love and right people, ANYTHING is possible...*

[joshematics]

Another good possibility for this change is to get more applications from applicants who aren’t qualified and who they aren’t actually interested in admitting. Imo they just want more money

[markjackson]

If there’s no SAT/ACT then there’s no standardized way to compare students. At this point it just becomes random, like a lottery. Even GPA is not a good way to compare students because different schools have different GPA weights and different difficulty/offerings of classes. The SAT is definitely not over, this is just Harvard’s way of trying to get more money from test optional applicants every year. Harvard’s prestige is going to decline significantly over the next 20 years, while MIT’s prestige will only increase.

[ghostleaf]

Bruh. I've been studying for the SAT and taking private lessons for around 6 months. What a nice discovery..

[sadieturner]

One of the things though about this is that grades and gpa are way more biased. Teachers can be paid off, and humans are almost incapable of being unbiased. I feel like these test scores are important for people with biased or bribed or unfair teachers.

[allisong]

i, as an 8th grader just took the pre-sat and pre-act. i would actually cry in happiness if the act and sat went away