No SAT for entry to some US colleges, dilemma for Indians

NEW DELHI: Beginning with the University of California, currently over half of the four-year-degree colleges and universities in the US have done away with the SAT or ACT (American College Test) scores for admissions to courses starting in Fall 2021.

Over 1,200 institutions — including top universities like Brown, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, the University of Virginia and Yale — have said the use of the test scores would be optional. Some, like the University of Virginia, have said this policy could continue beyond this year’s admissions.

Jamie Beaton, co-founder and CEO of Crimson Education, says that for international students, standardised test scores, like the SAT or ACT, are quite valuable. “Long story short, I actually think that it’s a bit sad for…