The editorial is the opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Universities and colleges across the country are taking a harder look at what they require of students who apply for admission to their schools. Included in these requirements are SAT and ACT test scores, a requirement that some schools are taking out of the equation.

Although these tests have been proven to be unfair to some ethnic and racial groups, or to students from different socio-economic backgrounds, getting rid of them completely is not the answer. All different judging points can be unfair, depending on the student.

What Eastern has decided to do is look farther into aspects other than ACT scores. These scores, however, are still going to be included in the overall view of each student.

It can be argued that any part of the criteria that applicants have to meet is biased against certain groups. Grade point averages mean different things at different schools because of weighted grades. For example, a valedictorian at a school from the Chicago suburbs arguably had more competition from a larger graduating class than a valedictorian from a school in rural Illinois.

If the ACT or SAT scores of students were not looked at, other criteria would be looked at more closely. And that would lead to problems for other students.

The best way to solve the issue of bias in testing is to only use the testing as part of the overall selection process. Eastern is right on target.

Eastern has decided to take grade point averages into account in its selection process from now on. In the past, grade point average was required on applications, but it was not counted in the overall selection process. Now, all the university has to do is look at the GPA box on the current applications.

The ACT and SAT tests are important tools for measuring student learning and intelligence. To get rid of them altogether would be foolish.

Many aspects are needed to make well-rounded students, and all of them should be considered when selecting students.