By Valerie Bauman Social Affairs Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:54 BST, 16 May 2019 | Updated: 18:59 BST, 16 May 2019
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Every student taking the SAT will now be given an 'adversity score' to level the playing field between people with different social and economic backgrounds, but critics say children of affluent parents could be penalized by the new system.
The scoring system was established by the national College Board, the nonprofit which administers the test, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The new system will use 15 different factors to weigh a student's adversity score, based on things such as the crime and poverty rates in the neighborhood where the teens grew up.
Other elements of the adversity index include housing values, family median income, whether a student is a child of a single parent, or speaks English as a second language.
This file photo shows a student taking the SAT, which will now incorporate an 'adversity score' to factor in the cultural and socioeconomic challenges affecting each student
The quality of the high school that students attend will also be factored into the final adversity score.
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