3/7. An analysis of Bowdoin, which has been test optional since 1969, found that those who didn’t submit their SAT scores had lower SAT scores, and that they did worse during their first year of college compared to those who submitted their scores. Wainer: https://blog.criteriacorp.com/dont-ask-dont-tell-the-new-rules-of-the-sat-and-college-admissions/">https://blog.criteriacorp.com/dont-ask-...
4/7. Test optional shifts weight to other criteria. Grades are susceptible to inflation. Letters of recommendation are weakly associated with student success: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ijsa.12060.">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/1... For more research on test optional consequences see Saboe and Terrizzi: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165176518304300?via%3Dihub">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a...
5/7. Research is mixed on whether there’s a long-term payoff associated with school selectivity. Dale and Krueger showed ( https://www.nber.org/papers/w7322 )">https://www.nber.org/papers/w7... going to a highly selective college does not appear to matter for long-run income, but that SAT scores do ( https://psyarxiv.com/rpgea/ )">https://psyarxiv.com/rpgea/&qu...
7/7. In sum, there is a very large literature in support of the predictive validity of tests and use in admissions. There is a small amount of literature on test optional policies, but that research is mixed. Future research on test optional or removal would be useful.
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