Most of the people who wanted standardized testing done away with knew exactly what was going to happen. They knew that asian immigrant families in particular

Most of the people who wanted standardized testing done away with knew exactly what was going to happen. They knew that asian immigrant families in particular did well on standardized testing and hoped to keep them down by shifting the focus of admissions to BS like sports and after school club participation. It wasn't an accident, it was the intent from the start.