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Some colleges are bringing back the SAT and ACT requirement

by Stephanie Hughes
Feb 5, 2024
Dartmouth announced that it would once again require the test scores as part of applications after suspending their use in 2020.
ACT's annual revenue dropped from $302 million in 2019 to $241 million in 2020.
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Drop your pencils. UC system ordered to eliminate SAT, ACT immediately.

by Jasmine Garsd
Sep 2, 2020
The court order could start to dent the test prep business if more colleges drop the exams.
SAT test prep books at a bookstore in New York. The test-prep industry might not survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Standardized tests like the SAT and ACT won’t prepare you for the real world, one venture capitalist says

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
May 9, 2018
Ted Dintersmith argues that these tests are more about rote memorization.
Instructor Blanca Claudio (C) teaches a history lesson in Spanish in a Dual Language Academy class at Franklin High School in Los Angeles, California, on May 25, 2017. 
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Why the SAT is getting another makeover

by Adriene Hill
Jan 19, 2016
This March, students will sit for a new SAT.
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SAT vs. ACT: The battle

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 5, 2014
The firm that administers the SAT is under competitive pressure from other standardized tests.
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SAT and ACT to adopt tougher security standards

by Amy Scott
Mar 28, 2012
The people who put together the SAT and ACT college entrance exams have announced new security standards in response to a cheating scandal.
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