Hmmm.

In the "I Could Have Told You That" department -- in my local paper this morning:

"... a recent survey conducted by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) has found that a growing number of colleges and universities -- 775 -- no longer require the SAT or ACT scores for admission.

That fact suits some of the nation's most influential college admission officials just fine. They complain that too much emphasis is placed on the exams instead of students' high school curriculum and other achievements.

Furthermore, admission officials say the tests help fuel a billion-dollar, test-prep industry that encourages students to simply try to beat the test.

"It would be much better for the country to have students focusing on high school courses that, based on the evidence, will prepare them well for college and also prepare them well for the real world beyond college, instead of their spending enormous amounts of time trying to game the SAT," William R. Fitzsimmons, the dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard University who led the study, said in a recent interview with The New York Times.

I didn't write this part but I've certainly said it many times, and have heard other parents say the same:

Furthermore, admission officials say the tests help fuel a billion-dollar, test-prep industry that encourages students to simply try to beat the test.

Makes me wonder what the situation will be in another 6 or 7 years when younger dd is ready for college.