The longest-enduring standardized college admissions test in the nation, the SAT has faced decades of controversy over bias and criticism for reducing aspiring college students to a test score.
Discrepancies with standardized testing appear to be symptomatic of the inequality endemic to the education system.
In 2005, the College Board added an 800-point writing section to the exam alongside its math and verbal reasoning sections.
In this Jan. 17, 2016 file photo, a sign is seen at the entrance to a hall for a college test preparation class in Bethesda, Md.
Alex Brandon/APThe College Board told CNN it has also done away with its esoteric vocabulary in the past decade.
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