We will have to disagree on this issue.
My husband is a college counselor, I am a retired teacher of 33 years and my dad and uncles were college professors.
The SAT determined reading levels, absolutely critical for success in college. Scrapping it will allow those with low reading levels into the UCs - I taught mostly 11th and 12th grade and was lucky if a few of them had 9th grade reading levels.
Regards,
Bon
If students can be coached to choose correct answers, it doesn’t really demonstrate their ability to understand more complicated texts in college. It demonstrates they understood how to choose the correct answer.
If one really wants to measure critical reading skills, ask for a list of books read during high school years. Ask for a portfolio of written work and essays.
Of course, this also requires admissions to be informed and well read as the prospective student.
Do you ever wonder how some of our founding fathers were admitted back in the day?