SAT changes show declining impact exam has on college admissions
By Andrew Goldstein and Nick Trombola
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS
PITTSBURGH - The College Board recently announced that it was ending the optional essay-writing portion and subject tests of the SAT exams.
But is what appears to be a significant change to an exam that for decades has been a rite of passage as part of the college application process really so consequential?
“The best way I can describe my reaction to this is, ‘If a tree falls in a woods, and there s no one there to hear it, did it really happen?’” said David Barkovich, a counselor at North Hills High School. “I don’t think most are even going to notice it’s gone.”