Article I. The SAT's Greatest Test: Social, legal, and demographic forces threaten to dethrone the most widely used college-entrance exam.
             SAT, a standardized testing used for college entrance exam have experienced a lot of turbulence and criticism for the past two decades. Critic's basic argument on the issue is that females and minority student are being discriminated by the employment of SAT unto college entry level. With these premises, the College Board had kept their ground on the issue by substantiating their claim that SAT is not by any means a biased test. Gaston Caperton, the College Board's president places emphasis on the unequal educational system as the real issue rather than blaming the problem unto the students and the test. However, many believe that the dilemma that SAT is now facing lies on the basic foundation of the system of testing. Debates are now mounting with regards to the present competence of SAT's system and questionnaires to accurately measure student's ability to grasp common knowledge. Critics of SAT also question the system as a basis for college admission and how it favors incoming college students.
             The president of the University of California system, Richard Atkinson, acts as one of the prime movers against SAT. He reiterates that the present manner of testing is not at all beneficial to students since it is not closely related to the present curriculum of high school courses. With this issue on hand, several colleges in the US have initiated efforts to reform requirements other than scores coming from SAT. Colleges are also seeking alternative solutions as a basis for college admission.
             Among the most renowned alternative for SAT is the utilization of state exams. The aim of this proposed testing is to focus more on the knowledge gained by student in high school courses. This would then help colleges to measure and determine the intelligence of incoming students
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