Would I love to tell students not to bother with the SAT? You bet. Am I? Not yet.

This March, the California State University system joined the University of California when it officially announced that it will no longer use SAT and ACT scores for admissions. These two systems are not just test optional — students can choose to send scores or not — but test blind — scores will not be considered at all for admissions.

The west coast is leading the charge in making these Covid-era changes permanent. University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and University of Washington…