LISTEN: University of Maryland’s DR. JASON NICHOLS Weighed In On The SAT Giving Students An ‘Adversity Score’

INTERVIEW – DR. JASON NICHOLS – professor in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park

• SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic Background. The College Board plans to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the SAT to try to capture their social and economic background, jumping into the debate raging over race and class in college admissions.