Up Next
Back to Show
Above The Noise
Should Colleges Still Require the SATs and ACTs?
Season 3
Episode 1
Taking the SAT or ACT is a rite of passage for high school students applying to college. But a growing number of colleges are putting much less emphasis on test scores. Many have made the test entirely optional. The change comes as more schools question the usefulness of standardized tests in predicting college readiness.
Support Provided By
7:18
What happens when students start canceling each other?
12:02
Can ADHD meds like Adderall turn you into a better student with better grades?
11:35
Why do you love conspiracy theories and who’s profiting from spreading them?
8:55
How will billionaires in space benefit us?
14:39
Myles investigates the impact of Native American residential schools.
9:46
Students are leading #metoo movements around the world in their high schools
8:56
Learn how to respectfully engage with people you don’t agree with online.
13:16
Why is each generation lonelier than the one that came before it?
7:51
Looking woke online can seem pretty selfish, but can it ever become real activism?
6:38
How do you decide if, when, and how to rename a school?
11:05
All about imposter syndrome: the feeling that people will discover that you are a fraud.
9:09
Myles Bess investigates the pros and cons of unpaid internships.