Columnist Are the days of taking the SAT or ACT over? College-related news has recently focused on changes with admissions test requirements for four-year universities. How should a student who is planning to prepare themselves for college proceed? The test-optional movement began before the pandemic. However, during the height of the pandemic, exam dates were canceled; test sites closed, and if they did re-open, they limited test-takers to accommodate social distancing. Many students were unable to sit for the required exams. Four-year institutions made temporary adjustments. However, Robert Schaeffer, interim executive director of FairTest, a National Center for Fair and Open Testing said, “ACT’s latest report accurately forecasts that a large majority of U.S. colleges and universities will remain ACT/SAT optional for the foreseeable future.”