For generations, the SAT has loomed large in the lives of teenagers. The quest for a perfect or near-perfect score has filled many test takers with dread. In this episode, a listener’s question makes us wonder… who decided the SAT was the best and brightest way to filter students? And how did it become the pathway to higher education in America?
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