It sends the wrong message by letting a few students in a pricey summer program take the SAT

Editorial from the Los Angeles Times

High school students have long wanted the option of taking the SAT in the summer. That’s when many of the tutoring programs for the high-stakes college test are given, so the information would be fresh in the students’ minds. The timing also would allow them to study for the test when they have more leisure, rather than during the academic year.

Now, finally, this August, the College Board will offer a summer administration of the test — but only at a $4,500 summer program being held on the campus of Amherst College in Massachusetts, giving some 50 students who are already heavily advantaged an additional leg up. This was a terrible decision by the College Board, owner of the SAT.