David Wilson Mrs. Jensen English 101-014 14 November 2012 The SAT Put to the Test Thesis: The ETS is negligent towards the statistics that show that the SAT is not a fair way of measuring a students academic worth and thus should be replaced or remodeled‚ because there are better and easier ways of measuring learning ability‚ biased to the lower class children that take them‚ and not the first choice of information that colleges are interested in when enrolling students. I. School faculty should
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This relates to the topic because by doing good on the SAT it will allow you to achieve your dreams in life. Students should have to take a SAT instead of exams. The SAT opens doors to colleges. It helps students build skills over time. The SAT also can give you a financial benefit for college. Students who want to go to college need the SAT. It can help you on job applications to because some jobs look at your SAT score. The SAT gives the opportunity to demonstrate their college preparedness
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The growing number of SAT/ACT optional universities represents a positive trend in the test optional movement. From students’ perspective‚ winners and losers are kind of different in SAT optional policy. Students with high SAT or ACT scores lose their absolute advantages‚ though high scores can still help them to get an offer from their dreaming schools. Traditional minority students might “take advantage” of this policy and have higher chance to be admitted than before. The negative influence of
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SAT ESSA Y M A N U A L Shaan Patel www.2400expert.com *SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board‚ which was not involved in the production of this product. Excerpted from Shaan Patel’s SAT 2400 in Just 7 Steps © McGraw-Hill 2012 2 T TA AB BLLE EO OF FC CO ON NT TE EN NT TS S Introduction………………...……………………………………….………………..3 Essay Topics……………………………………………………….………………....6 Essay Format……………………………………………………….…………….…..9 Essay Scoring…………………………………………………….……………….....13 Impress Your Readers…………………………………………………
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MY SAT ONLINE SCORE REPORT SAT TEST NOVEMBER 03‚ 2012 Page 1 of 10 NOT AN OFFICIAL SCORE REPORT Summary of Results Congratulations on taking the SAT Reasoning Test! You’re showing colleges that you are serious about getting an education. The SAT is one indicator of how ready you are to handle college-level work. The test measures what you learned in high school and how well you can apply that knowledge. Both skills are essential to doing well in high school and in college. CRITICAL
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Growing up in the United States‚ most people have experience on college preparation tests‚ and so have I. There are two tests that I have done to prepare and also fulfill the prerequisite to enter Arizona State University are the SAT and the ACT. The two test are designed to measure one’s ability in mathematics‚ reading‚ and writing (ACT has an extra section on Science). However‚ there are large quantity of students tend to do well on only one of the two‚ but not usually both. The reason is that
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Misty Danielle Copeland was born to Douglas Copeland and Sylvia DelaCerna‚ September 30‚ 1982 in Kansas City‚ Missouri. She came from a misfortunate childhood‚ with many troubles but she still managed through. She is the first African American female principal dancer to dance with the American Ballet Theatre in 20 years! Misty is the fourth of six siblings of generally mixed heritage. Sylvia DelaCerna had consecutive marriages and boyfriends‚ which includes the family moving constantly‚ sometimes
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SAT Style Essay If a teacher asked a class of first graders‚ What do you want to do when you grow up?’ How many of them would say they wanted to be an entrepreneur‚ or a stock broker‚ or a high ranking executive of a large corporation? The answer is none. Generally‚ children picture themselves helping others as Police Officers‚ Firefighters‚ Doctors‚ or Lawyers and so forth. This illustrates the natural motivation of people to achieve by personal satisfaction‚ but unfortunately‚ the influence
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Responding to Society with Satire Satirical essays are often written about controversial topics to try to persuade the reader to agree with the writer’s point of view. However‚ unlike traditional persuasive essays where the writer takes a serious tone and talks about the true merits of his/her point of view‚ satirical essays are written sarcastically in order to mock and point out flaws in the opposing point of view. In a famous example‚ “Letter to a Royal Academy‚” Ben Franklin jokingly suggests
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Form Codes AEHE‚ BWHE The SAT® SAT’ 1 ESSAY Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. ESSAY 1 ESSAY Time 25 minutes The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should‚ therefore‚ take care to develop your point of view‚ present your ideas logically and clearly‚ and use language precisely. Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet-you will receive
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