“When students apply to colleges and universities, they spend that time between when they apply and when they hear their decisions kind of stressing and wondering: Who’s going to choose me? Now I have to sit back and wait to see who’s going to choose us.”
The University of Kentucky became the latest to extend leeway to future students on the inclusion of standardized test scores during the application process.
An education program is immersing underprivileged students in Ivy League classes, and the students’ success has raised questions about how elite university gatekeepers determine college prospects.
“There was a time when [those tests] offered opportunity to a lot of students who didn't have them, but with the growth and breadth of advanced placement, that argument no longer holds,” said College Board CEO, David Coleman.
