The Test and The Art of Thinking

The Test and The Art of Thinking

Parents and students understand the energy and emotions conjured by the SAT, which is not only part of the college admissions process, but also a true rite of passage for teenagers in the United States. Most of us never forget our score, or how we feel about it. This film endeavors to support individuals—especially young people—by examining what the test measures and means, and asking a range of visionaries, admissions professionals, and interested parties to discuss the use and ramifications of the test.

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  • Bill Fitzsimmons
    Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Harvard
  • Dr. Richard C. Atkinson
    Former President and Regent of the University of California System
  • Howard Gardner
    Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard
  • Martha Allman
    Dean of Admissions at Wake Forest University
  • Akil Bello
    Co-founder of Bell Curves and Director of Equity and Access for The Princeton Review
  • Ted O’Neill
    Former Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago
  • Nicholas Lemann
    Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
  • Leon Botstein
    President of Bard College
  • Anthony P. Carnevale
    Research Professor and Director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
  • Danielle S. Allen
    James Bryant Conant University Professor and the Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University
  • Charles Murray
    Political Scientist, Author, and Emeritus Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute
  • Wayne Camara
    Horace Mann Research Chair at ACT, Inc.

  • Steven Pinker
    Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University
  • Susan Cole
    President of Montclair State University
  • Les Perelman
    Former Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and the Director of Writing Across the Curriculum in Comparative Media Studies at MIT
  • Joseph Soares
    Department Chair and a Professor of Sociology at Wake Forest University
  • Steven Ma
    Founder of ThinkTank Learning, Inc.
  • Kristin Tichenor
    Senior Vice President at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Bill Hiss
    Retired Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Bates College
  • Catherine Gewertz
    Associate Editor at Education Week
  • John Katzman
    Founder of The Princeton Review
  • Kory McBride
    Independent College Access Consultant
  • Greg Hanlon
    Test Prep Specialist
  • Pavlina Tcherneva
    Associate Professor and Chair at the Department of Economics at Bard College
  • Patrick Hayashi
    Former Associate Vice Chancellor for Admissions and Enrollment at the UC Berkeley
  • Debbie Stier
    Author of “The Perfect Score Project: One Mother’s Journey to Uncover the Secrets of the SAT.”
  • Jed Applerouth
    Founder and President of Applerouth Tutoring Services
  • Chris Ajemian
    Founder and CEO of CATES Tutoring & Educational Services
  • Erica Meltzer
    Founder of The Critical Reader
  • Robert Schaeffer
    Public Education Director of FairTest
  • Lloyd Thacker
    Founder and Executive Director of the Education Conservancy
  • Scott Jaschik
    Co-founder and Editor of Inside Higher Ed
  • David Hawkins
    Executive Director of Educational Content and Policy at the National Association for College Admissions Counseling
  • Eric Hoover
    Senior Writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • James Murphy
    Freelance Journalist and Manager for The Princeton Review
  • Michael Muska
    Founder of Relativity College Counseling and the co-author of “Getting In: The Zinch Guide to College Admissions & Financial Aid in the Digital Age”

Additional Info

Date: September 2015
Producers: Michael Arlen Davis and Jyll Johnstone