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Requirements It is really competitive getting accepted into a reputable in state or out of state university. Although a 4.0 un-weighted GPA is no longer the only requirement for acceptance into a good university, it is still essential. Extraordinary SAT or ACT score, extracurricular activities, leadership skills, class rank, and volunteer activities can also influence college admission. • Accelerated classes: Universities prefer that the student sign up for challenging classes such as AP ,…

standards actually lowers standards of several other states. The SAT according to Sower (2015) has been rewritten because Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, and David Coleman, College Board president, proponents of a common curriculum in the United States have aligned the SAT test with the CCSS. The SAT has been an adaptable test. The primary function of the test was to forecast the success of the test taker in college. Sower (2015) stated the SAT test now is a test that tells what the test taker…

The Students Behind the Numbers ACT, SAT, GPA; three acronyms that every student dreads because the acronyms are commonly associated with the stress of college applications. Applying to college is a process that many high school seniors despise. A majority of college applications require students to submit numbers that define them: GPA, class rank, and standardized test scores such as the ACT or SAT. In fact, the SAT exam was first offered in the late 1930’s to help students without family…

Second, it is certain that affirmative action has benefited a group of people more than others. Initially, affirmative action was meant for federal contractors. Although, they were supposed to employee people without regards to their race, color, or national origin, studies have shown “that affirmative action helps white woman” (Nittle) more than women or men of color. In the Supreme Court case of Abigail Fisher versus the University of Texas, ironically, she is the type of person affirmative…

Graduate,” the majority of students that fail courses and drop out are students who are either from a low income family, parents who were uneducated (did not finish high school), and/or minority groups. 1b. Richer students tend to do better on the SAT because…

receiving my SAT scores and seeing how badly I got on the standardized test. Being honest, I barely studied for that test and had missed out on many opportunities my school has provided for test takers like myself to get higher scores. Sadly, I regret every decision I made during that time period for not signing up for that class, and begin lazy for not studying on my own. Because of this misfortune, I feel as if I most likely will not get into any Ivy League colleges because of my low SAT…

Standardized Testing The use of standardized, aptitude, achievement and intelligence, tests is greatly relied upon across the country to assess and compare the intelligence and knowledge of each test taker to the whole. Some examples of these tests are SATs, ACTs, PARCC as well as other state or nationally regulated tests, such as AP tests. These tests predict performance and decide the future of the students who take these tests. The value given to standardized tests scores needs to be revised…

Is standardized testing really improving education? Everyone hates testing so why not put an end to it? There’s a 70% of teachers agree that their state assessments are not developmentally appropriate for their students. Only 13% agreed that the test, their students took met the standard they were looking for. Standardized testing is not improving education in America. Teachers learn during their training and through experience that each child’s readiness to learn new skills and concepts varies…

but extensive longitudinal studies and national surveys over the past year says otherwise. Standardized testing has been around since 1905 starting with the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. Fast forward fifteen years, the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) was created. In the 1960s, the federal government started pushing new achievement tests designed to evaluate instructional methods and schools. Standardized testing ever since couple years of it’s introduction has stirred up controversy on the…

Humans are truly fascinating creatures. Have you ever wondered why we act like people in our family? Many of our actions come from observing and analyzing others. Whether we do it consciously or not we adopt behaviors of those around us. Humans crave a sense of belonging, or acceptance. This will push us to “fit in” and act as others in our social circle. We need to monitor our everyday actions, considering the fact that we must lead by example. Open-mindedness is a vital quality to…