A Surprisingly Simple Way to Help Level the Playing Field of College Admissions

“New research contains a message for high school students, especially low-income ones, who want to go to college: Take the SAT early and often. It’s already clear from earlier studies that lack of information is a big reason many less affluent students don’t make it to college. They get less help navigating the complex process of applying. A new study finds another specific instance of this: Underrepresented students are less likely to take college admission tests more than once.”