[Pfhreak]

What a terrible idea. Ignoring the fact that not everyone can take the test for economic or mental health reasons, and the fact that being able to prep for this test effectively skews in favor of wealthier folks, there are so many experiences that shape us. How does learning to overcome adversity because you had to survive homelessness show up in the SAT? How does being raised in a multicultural background? How does music? The arts? Your ability to engage people around you and spark imaginations? Or your inventiveness or compassion?

There are so many types of people I would want to be around in college who might not do great in a standardized test. I'd rather have a rich set of people around with different ideas and experiences than filter down to a single test result.

[pmart123]

I still agree with his main point. I got an 800 in Math SAT I & II, and I am far from a Math genius. I don't think you need to implement the Putnam exam, but the SAT is structured to make it very difficult to discern a college player from a pro basically. More than 25% of MIT has an 800 SAT and 75% has at least 780 Math SAT.