Could this game replace the SAT?

Standard college admissions tests are: a. based on an outdated model of intelligence; b. exclusionary; c. a lucrative business and a near-monopoly; d. all of the above. 28-year-old Harvard dropout Rebecca Kantar is disrupting the paradigm of pencil-and-paper tests like the SAT and ACT by designing interactive scenarios that play like video games, and that test for qualities like grit and creativity. But is another test the answer? Given the spotty history of aptitude tests, maybe it’s time to completely reevaluate how colleges evaluate prospective frosh. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

You can listen to Could this game replace the SAT? online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Could this game replace the SAT? is an episode from Should This Exist? by WaitWhat.

This episode is 00:32:37 long.

This episode was published on Nov 18, 2020.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Should This Exist? when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.