Scholastic Aptitude Test

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1. A test that purportedly measures the aptitude of high-schoolers for college. Originally devised in 1926, it was not widely employed by colleges to select students until the 1950s and 1960s.

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The SAT is controversial. College admissions officers have relied on it, but critics contend that it contains cultural biases that work against the admission of African-Americans and other minorities.

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Of these, in addition o the scholastic aptitude test, most colleges require three.

From Time Magazine Archive

Comprehensive mathematics test, form VCM2, including a short form of the verbal section of the scholastic aptitude test.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

For 20 years scholastic aptitude test scores of our high school students went down, but now they have gone up 2 of the last 3 years.

From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald