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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
* | * achievement or admissions tests were used by 1870 | ||
* "College Entrance Examination Board," was formed in in 1899 by various colleges/ universities | |||
* First "SAT" exam administered in 1926 | |||
* the purpose of the SAT was to create a merit-based college admissions metric independent of student grades, school, and demographic | * the purpose of the SAT was to create a merit-based college admissions metric independent of student grades, school, and demographic | ||
* originally called the "Scholastic Aptitude Test" | * originally called the "Scholastic Aptitude Test" |