Essay On Standardized Test Scores

Around the world, there are hundreds of colleges that only look at standardized test scores for admission. College is an educational institution/establishment. It is a place where students go to get education after they have graduated. College opens doors for students that high school doesn’t. Despite these positive reasons to go to college, some colleges don’t accept students into their university due to their low test scores. Initially, standardized test scores do not predict a student’s success at college. It is shown that SATs/ACTs are strongly biased against low-income students and students of color. Colleges should not unfairly be against someone due to their differences. Also, some good students are bad test takers, particularly under stress. Such as when a test may grant or deny college entry. In addition, multiple-choice tests don't reveal much about a
News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings.
At college fairs and information sessions, colleges won't need to spend time answering high school’s questions about their ranking and test score "cut-offs." Instead they have conversations about the things that matter. For example, what does your unique academic program look like? What qualities does a student need to be successful at it? Colleges no longer have to worry that any applicant will lower their average SAT/ACT scores and thus lower their U.S. News ranking. Instead colleges choose quality over quantity and focus attention and resources on each applicant and their full portfolio. Conversely, standardized test scores help colleges compare students from different high schools. This can be an inaccurate comparison since high schools teach different things. When you sign up for SAT/ACT, you get the chance to hear from colleges that have interest in you. However, there are many students who sign up for this who don’t get