Eliminating the SATS
Eliminating the SATS
Sydney Muntone
Warren Hills High School
Abstract The SAT’s: the dreaded test that's supposed to determine the future of a nervous, impressionable high school student. The much-anticipated test has no place in our society anymore, though. The SAT is a terrible, overstressed measurement for college admission and it is totally ineffective in actually analyzing the students themselves. Scrapping this test from the college admission process is crucial in creating a better-fit educational system for our youth. As a student actually experiencing the SAT in this time period, my opinion is that the test is horribly uncalled for in our growing, advanced society today.
Eliminating the SATS In high school, it always seems that multiple-choice tests determine our futures but it doesn’t seem that a choice between A, B, C, D (and sometimes E) can give colleges an accurate description of who we are as a person. Students, parents, and teachers alike have debated whether or not the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a valid assessment of students’ abilities and capacity to learn in college and have successful careers. But whether it is or isn’t, high school juniors and seniors must take it if they wish to apply to a four-year university. The much-anticipated test has no place in our society anymore, though. The SAT is a terrible, overstressed measurement for college admission and it is totally ineffective in actually analyzing the students themselves. Scrapping this test from the college admission process is crucial in creating a better-fit educational system for our youth. As a student actually experiencing the SAT in this time period, my opinion is that the test is horribly uncalled for in our growing, advanced society today. Probably the number one most common SAT problem critics complain about is the lack of student test taking abilities. As Tom Porshay, a former graduate from
Sydney Muntone
Warren Hills High School
Abstract The SAT’s: the dreaded test that's supposed to determine the future of a nervous, impressionable high school student. The much-anticipated test has no place in our society anymore, though. The SAT is a terrible, overstressed measurement for college admission and it is totally ineffective in actually analyzing the students themselves. Scrapping this test from the college admission process is crucial in creating a better-fit educational system for our youth. As a student actually experiencing the SAT in this time period, my opinion is that the test is horribly uncalled for in our growing, advanced society today.
Eliminating the SATS In high school, it always seems that multiple-choice tests determine our futures but it doesn’t seem that a choice between A, B, C, D (and sometimes E) can give colleges an accurate description of who we are as a person. Students, parents, and teachers alike have debated whether or not the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a valid assessment of students’ abilities and capacity to learn in college and have successful careers. But whether it is or isn’t, high school juniors and seniors must take it if they wish to apply to a four-year university. The much-anticipated test has no place in our society anymore, though. The SAT is a terrible, overstressed measurement for college admission and it is totally ineffective in actually analyzing the students themselves. Scrapping this test from the college admission process is crucial in creating a better-fit educational system for our youth. As a student actually experiencing the SAT in this time period, my opinion is that the test is horribly uncalled for in our growing, advanced society today. Probably the number one most common SAT problem critics complain about is the lack of student test taking abilities. As Tom Porshay, a former graduate from