I think there are good and bad parts to it. It's good that kids won't have to prepare for the SATs as much. But it's not going to improve the quality of students that get into Harvard, it's not going to meaninfully improve working class or underrepresented minority representation (could even backfire), and honestly I don't even think it's going to make students less stressed about applications. If anything it could make them more stressed because it will make Harvard even harder to get into (more applications for same number of spots).

And I agree the SAT is a bad way to judge quality. Extracurriculars, essays, and legacy admissions - which will all become a bigger piece of the pie - are even worse.

I dunno - I hope this helps students. I sincerely do not think it will.