Colleges say SAT, ACT score is optional for application during COVID-19, but families don’t believe them Chris Quintana, USA TODAY
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Days after federal health officials pleaded with Americans to refrain from traveling over Thanksgiving, the organization that runs the SAT exam offered students a piece of advice.
If any would-be test-takers had plans to travel to find an open testing center, they should “follow any quarantine requirements or travel restrictions,” wrote the College Board, the nonprofit behind the SAT college admissions exam.
The guidance, at least on Twitter, received a failing grade.
Why, after all, should students travel to take a test that colleges across the country are insisting is optional this year, given limitations and safety concerns from the coronavirus?