Middlebury 4th College to Stop Requiring SATs for Applicants
Highly selective Middlebury College has become the fourth college in the nation to stop requiring applicants to take Scholastic Aptitude Tests.
Middlebury President Olin Robison said Monday the college wants to attract a broader spectrum of students, including those from backgrounds or nations where aptitude tests are not part of their education.
College officials were also apprehensive about commercial courses that claim to improve high school students’ SAT scores, said the college’s dean, John Emerson.
There has also been increased concern over the lagging performance on the test by minorities and female students compared to whites and males.
Janice Gams, spokeswoman for the College Board, said the test reflects the level of academic preparation for college, and white males have had access to better education.
“We don’t have equality of results because we don’t have equality of education,” she said.
Other schools that have dropped the SAT are Bates College in Lewiston, Me., Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me., and Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
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