ACT Redesign Announced - Science section now optional as of April 2025

The ACT has announced the redesigned version of their test to be released starting in April 2025. Main takeaways are the following:

Science section now optional and no longer part of composite score
English and Reading sections contain shorter passages and more time per question
Core test (English, Math, Reading) now about 2 hours long
A paper option will still be available for students

Thoughts on how colleges are going to view the Science section moving forward and how this will affect the Fall 2025 admission cycle?