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Standardized Tests
Standardized tests are used by colleges to see students' academic abilities by using one standard test, which is the ACT and SAT. They're required for most universities and colleges, but many are moving away from it. According to The National Center for Fair & Open Testing, more than 1,800 colleges and universities are test-optional for the fall term in 2023. When they're used, there has been a significant increase of more Latino students taking standardized tests. In 2012, from the Total Group Profile Report, the amount of Latino students taking the SAT was around 136,602. But, this needs to account for the "no response" and the other subcategories that could fit underneath the umbrella term "Latinos." Ten years later, looking at the SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report, double the amount of Latino students have taken the test, around 396,422 students. There has been an increase of how many Latino students have been taking standardized tests,