<p>College Board introduced the writing section of the test at the strong urging of the University of California system. UC President Richard C. Atkinson in 2001 urged the inclusion of a test with a writing sample, and there was the unspoken threat that if College Board didn’t provide such a test the UC system would stop accepting SAT tests and require a different test. This would clearly hurt College Board’s revenues, given all the kids who apply to the UC system.</p>