Such whitening has forced the ETS to study alternative proposals to evaluate SAT scores. ETS spokesperson Tom Ewing denies that they are developing such a tool, acknowledging only that the ETS is currently working on a study examining diversity in college admissions. We have no plans to develop any type of product, or software. This study is designed entirely to inform people that are wrestling with these issues. Bob Ziomek, the director of research services for the ACT, the SAT's main competitor, denies both this report and the need for such a model.
People see standardized tests as gatekeepers.
Every piece of information that we send to universities tells them they shouldn't depend upon the scores as a sole determiner. A lot of other crucial things go into making admissions decisions. College admissions professionals, despite the whitening of post-affirmative action universities, are dubious that any numerical model to increase diversity will help them. Barmak Nassirian, an associate executive director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, thinks that much of the furor over the biases of the SAT ignores the complexity of the college admissions process. I don't know of any institution that has hard and fast rules about specific SAT numbers.