The vote by the Bates faculty, 40 years ago in the Filene Room in Pettigrew Hall, wasn’t even close: 58–27 in favor of making the submission of SAT scores optional for admission. It was the vote heard ...
CNN: Should the SAT still matter after all these years? Why some colleges are bringing it back
Should the SAT still matter after all these years? Why some colleges are bringing it back
Yahoo: Most U.S. colleges don't require an ACT/SAT score. Which Ohio schools are test-optional?
Most U.S. colleges don't require an ACT/SAT score. Which Ohio schools are test-optional?
Houston Chronicle: With a shift in test-optional policies, Houston-area students tackle a shorter, digital SAT
With a shift in test-optional policies, Houston-area students tackle a shorter, digital SAT
Columbus Dispatch: Test-optional no more: Ohio State University to require SAT, ACT again for students
Test-optional no more: Ohio State University to require SAT, ACT again for students
'A year' can be any year without any specification. But 'the year' means a particular/specified year or the one which is already mentioned and thereby known. E.g: In a year there are twelve months. (means any year or all years) I was born in the year 2000. (in that particular year) Grammatically 'a/an' is known as indefinite article and 'the' is definite article. The indefinite article (a/an ...
The comparison with "the second year and the last year" supports plural rather than singular. In that "full" version, each occurrence of the word year clearly relates to a single year.