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U.S. high school officials are less frequently disclosing students' class rank, adding another layer of fog for admissions counselors reviewing transcriptsAnd roughly 1/3 require remediation: https://www.johnlocke.org/update/one-third-of-recent-high-school-graduates-need-remediation/
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The new policy, which is being implemented starting with the Class of 2023, is meant to help even the playing field for students coming from low-income and underrepresented communities, university officials said.
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Advocates for minorities have long complained that the ACT and SAT keep black, Latino and American Indian applicants out of elite universities.
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The College Board, the organization that administers the SAT, contends standardized tests remain pertinent, because grade inflation in U.S. schools is higher than ever. From 1998-2016, high school GPA has increased by .11 GPA points, according to U.S. Department of Education data. At the same time, U.S. high school officials are less frequently disclosing students' class rank, adding another layer of fog for admissions counselors reviewing transcripts
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/14/university-chicago-sat-act-optional/701153002/