In 1926, the SAT was created to give talented students, regardless of income, the chance to compete for college admission and scholarships. Nearly 100 years later, it often excludes the lower-income students it was created to help. Black and Latino or Hispanic students have lower SAT math scores on average, are less likely to attend college than their white and Asian counterparts, and are even less likely to pursue a STEM major. Black and Hispanic or Latino students routinely score lower on the math section of the SAT, a likely result of generations of exclusionary housing, education and economic policy which too often means that, rather than reducing existing race gaps, using the test in college admissions reinforces them. Therefore elected officials and community organizations such as Assembly Member Amanda Septimo and Bronx Hype Family Enrichment Center to host free SAT Workshop.
