Originally Posted by passthepotatoes
Originally Posted by mich
It irks me that the College board has so much power and influence.

Yes, I agree with that. Huge amounts of power, lots of fees.

Good time for a hooray for colleges who have gone SAT/ACT free

http://fairtest.org/university/optional

In a free market with less government interference, standardized tests would likely be even MORE important. College has largely become a credentialing scam that employers use in lieu of IQ-like tests. They can't use IQ tests directly because of "disparate impact" -- blacks and Hispanics score below Asians and whites.

This theory is discussed in the paper "The Law of Unintended Consequences Revisited: The Case of Ricci v. DeStefano" http://www.centerforcollegeaffordability.org/uploads/Amicus.pdf .

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell