> due to social pressure that standardized tests weren't effective or equitable Effectiveness and equity shouldn't be confused. The tests are effective for as

> due to social pressure that standardized tests weren't effective or equitable Effectiveness and equity shouldn't be confused. The tests are effective for assessing academic preparedness. However, there is a strong argument that they aren't equitable. MIT isn't claiming here that SAT/ACT are equitable. They are just claiming that they are a valuable data point in addition to other factors that they consider to deal with equity.