A few years ago, it was common practice for entering first-year college students to submit to an assessment exam for placement purposes in math and English courses. Students who scored high on these exams were placed in a college-level course, while others were led on the developmental education (DE) route. While this is a not-too-distant reality, it still occurs in institutions today.

While some colleges may not be using test scores, these scores do have their uses for K-12 schools. Because of that, the SAT and other standardized tests will not go away because they do have their uses. Here's a look at why the SAT stands the test of time.

High school students around the country are gearing up to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For college-bound students, it is a right of passage, a way to compare with others, and one more way to get into the college of choice. But the SAT has come under fire lately with many colleges around the country adopting a “test optional” or a “‘test blind” policy for admissions.