Counterpoint, you don’t want being sick or having a bad day to ruin your chances at what you’ve been working for for years. Also, being under pressure is generally not good for people’s ability to reason calmly - another reason not to make it so high stakes. So I really hope what you’re suggesting doesn’t come to pass.

We should probably make the SAT nearly free, though, if that price actually keeps people who’d otherwise go to college from taking it more than once.

> being under pressure is generally not good for people’s ability to reason calmly - another reason not to make it so high stakes

Q: Could be that being able to "reason calmly under pressure" is something that a future employer might well be interested in?

It could be, depending on the field you choose, but that’s not particularly relevant to what college you’ll do well at.

A: Should your entire future job prospects be dictated by something that an abstract employer in the future might want? Or should the test we use try to get at what is really important; actual knowledge and skill?