The Chronicle: Admissions Group Urges Colleges to ‘Assume Control’ of Debate on Testing
NACAC gave The Chronicle an early look at the long-awaited “Report of the Commission on the Use of Standardized Tests in Undergraduate Admission,” which stops well short of condemning admissions tests. Nonetheless, it delivers the association’s strongest statement to date on one of higher education’s most controversial issues. It affirms that colleges and other interested parties have overinflated both the real and the perceived importance of the exams—and proposes how to let some of that air out.
The report urges colleges to regularly scrutinize their testing requirements, to stop using minimum scores for scholarships, and to ensure that admissions policies account for inequities among applicants, including access to test preparation. Moreover, it anticipates a future when admissions tests better reflect what students learn in high school.
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