> In making the decision, the college said it had been persuaded by research that found that standardized testing was a valuable tool to identify promising stud

> In making the decision, the college said it had been persuaded by research that found that standardized testing was a valuable tool to identify promising students in disadvantaged environments and struggling schools, especially when paired with other credentials. Was this research not available when the universities decided to make the tests optional in the first place? The listed benefits of standardized testing should have been well-known. There seems to be a lack of reflection here about just what went wrong in the decision-making process.