"I think our students are doing too much," said Stu Schmill, the dean of admissions at MIT. "They feel like they have to do too much and they really don't. We want to send this message that they can back off a little bit." Changing this standardized testing method relieves some of the pressure on students who already have a high enough GPA for admission and makes it an additional criterion for students who have a lower GPA but could still succeed in the college-level curriculum. SAT/ACT scores would still be accepted for all students willing to take the tests, but they may not be weighed as heavily in the decision-making process. This possible change would broaden the spectrum of students admitted to each university and make the admissions process less difficult. based on standardized tests