SAT Should Not Be Abolished
"I like the SAT, but I don't love it. I wish I could find something that was a more fair and accurate measure" (Cloud, par.14). The ACT and SAT should not be used as a requirement for college admission. First off, there are a plethora of students that are not good test takers and will crack under pressure. Also, these tests are unreliable; there are other things like GPA that can measure a student’s performance. Finally, these tests are a disadvantage to foreign exchange students and students that have low income families. The maker of the test admits that ACT scores do not predict first year college grades better than high school grades do (“The ACT: Biased, Inaccurate, and Misused,” par. 8). The ACT and SAT should not be required for college
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In the early 1900s, many of the country’s leading colleges and universities searched for a way to standardize the admissions process (“SAT History – The evolution of the SAT,” par.2). Later on in 1926, the SAT was introduced as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, as an effort in creating a test for colleges to measure aptitude and test mental ability, rather than show the mastery of subjects learned (“A Brief History of the SAT,” par. 1). On the other hand the ACT has quite a different story behind it. Back when the SAT was just starting up, colleges wanted to increase their enrollment numbers and the students wanted to increase their opportunities of pursuing a college career. In 1959 the American College Testing Program (A-C-T) was created to address that need (“ACT History – The evolution of the ACT,” par. 2). Today many universities across the country are becoming test optional schools. According to a new FairTest survey, about 280 four-year college and universities now have new policies, which do not use ACT or SAT results to make admissions decisions for many applicants (“ACT/SAT Optional Colleges List Soars to 280,” par. 1). While the ACT was created to provide additional opportunities for students, I do not think that it aids in the college admission
In the early 1900s, many of the country’s leading colleges and universities searched for a way to standardize the admissions process (“SAT History – The evolution of the SAT,” par.2). Later on in 1926, the SAT was introduced as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, as an effort in creating a test for colleges to measure aptitude and test mental ability, rather than show the mastery of subjects learned (“A Brief History of the SAT,” par. 1). On the other hand the ACT has quite a different story behind it. Back when the SAT was just starting up, colleges wanted to increase their enrollment numbers and the students wanted to increase their opportunities of pursuing a college career. In 1959 the American College Testing Program (A-C-T) was created to address that need (“ACT History – The evolution of the ACT,” par. 2). Today many universities across the country are becoming test optional schools. According to a new FairTest survey, about 280 four-year college and universities now have new policies, which do not use ACT or SAT results to make admissions decisions for many applicants (“ACT/SAT Optional Colleges List Soars to 280,” par. 1). While the ACT was created to provide additional opportunities for students, I do not think that it aids in the college admission