After reading, “SATs Help Colleges Make Smarter Admissions Call” by Gaston Caperton. I found the article to be biased in favor of the SATs. Considering the author is the president of College Board, which owns and develops the SAT, his writing obviously contains bias, and maybe the reason why the article had a one-sided perspective, that offered little to any factual evidence to strengthen his claim. If I had to rate the author’s bias out of 10, I would give him a 2/10, because of his credentials. Most of Caperton’s premises are clear and overall support his claim.…
Although the new SAT and ACT are both very similar in terms of material and neither is preferred over the other, the SAT is a more appropriate for me as it is a better alternative to my test taking skills and more relevant to my career choice. According to the article, “Which One Should You Take?,” the ACT has a science section of the test while the New SAT doesn’t include “a science section. The “science” section of the ACT is easy to master, and has nothing to do with science. But if you hate it, then the New SAT is your savior” (Doc 1).…
Another criticism is that whites have so much better opportunities given to them than the blacks, Latinos, etc. White students have a higher chance of getting to attend the top schools, but since blacks rarely get into the best schools they don’t have as much chance of getting into AP and honors classes, meaning not as many points for than what the whites get. Lastly, Tim tells us is that points shouldn’t be given based on SAT scores, because since automatically whites have a better chance of going to a top school and get better grades than blacks it already shows who is going to get those points based on…
Equality With Top Colleges Stepping into the final years of high school and applying to college is one of the most stressful times of persons life. Deciding which college to apply for, and later enroll in, is a huge turning point in ones life. It is commonly believe that students should attend the best college they are capable of, but it is as easy as choosing which one will be best. When looking at colleges, students must determine not only which one will give them the best education, but also which one they are financially stable enough to attend. Tina Rosenberg states in her article, “How Colleges Can Again Be Levelers of Society,” “The top colleges are the only ones where students of all income levels graduate at the same rates” (1).…
While eighteenth-century Americans may have experienced a blurring in socioeconomic barriers, class division in 2016 is as prominent as it has been in in nearly a century (Adair). As of 2014, the average income of the top .1 percent of Americans make about 184 times more money than the bottom 90 percent of Americans. These citizens, who make an average yearly income of $33,068, are not given the same opportunities as their wealthier counterparts, contrary to popular belief (Income Inequality). Those who live in poverty are not afforded the same options to education that others are. It is indisputable that a child attending a private school with a yearly tuition of $40,000 in the Upper East Side would be given the upperhand in college acceptance in comparison to a student in a South Bronx public school whose parents make $20,000 a year.…
Imagine you were the so-called “perfect” student. You got A’s on every assignment, you were top of the class, and you understood concepts perfectly. Then, imagine not getting into the your perfect college, only getting accepted into colleges that did not correspond with your academic level. You got beat out to an unworthy student who never turned in an assignment a day in his life, but, who just so happened to get a better SAT score than you. Most students would be devastated; unfortunately this scenario is exactly what happens to many students who take the SAT.…
Many times what type of worker a student was in high school SAT has a proven track record among first-year college students A big reason other than help a student out in terms of how much help they need with certain subjects(if any help at all) is, that standardized testing can give clear feedback. It’s not just giving feedback about one student it can give feedback on teachers and schools curriculum/ is it up to par. Evidence…
School has been a big topic this semester in my English Class. I have talked about General Education courses and my views on it. However, looking further into the topic, another question comes to mind. Are Standardized Tests worth the time of the student? Students have to take these tests each year for about 12 years.…
Current campus diversity programs do not take financial situation into consideration, thus ignoring economic diversity on campus. Although race has been historically disadvantaging for Americans, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation found that economic class has risen to the primary source of discrimination in today’s society (Camera). Because of this, Richard Kahlenberg—a senior fellow at the Century Foundation—believes it is wrong for colleges to give priority to students based on race, but offer no admission bonuses to low income students. A Georgetown study confirms Kahlenberg’s belief, finding that considering economic disadvantage could boost low income representation in higher education by 28%. In order to offer the best opportunities for students in the 21st century while maintaining complete diversity on campus, colleges and universities should shift from racial affirmative action to a system based on socioeconomic…
IS THE COST OF COLLEGE TOO HIGH? The cost of going through college is on upward trend creating concern among the public and the policy makers. In America, the cost of tuition increased by 297 percent from September 1990 to September 2012(American Bureau of Labour Statistics, 2013). The importance of college education in the shrivelling job market cannot be underestimated yet over years, high costs in both private and community schools proof to be strenuous to students from both low and average income families.…
A wise man by the name of Albert Einstein once said, “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” As a junior in high school who has taken numerous standardized tests since elementary school, I am very perturbed in how fair or just standardized testing is. With all the controversy going on today about standardized testing, what society fails to realize is that standardized tests are neither fair nor objective and that their use only deteriorates the education system because they cause teachers to cheat, discriminate against lower income and minority students and they do not effectively measure student achievement. Instead of having standardized tests,…
This advantage is usually given to these students because they have to pay less for school and have less to worry about in life. Leonhardt successfully argues that financial aid should do more for students of lower…
Students who have strong SAT scores will need to submit them if they decide to apply to a more selective college. They want to stand out in any way possible when there are many more applicants that have the similar resumes (Wong). “According to a 2013 article published in Stanford’s alumni journal, more than two-thirds—69 percent—of the college’s applicants in the previous five years with perfect SAT scores didn’t get in.” The SAT can also show that students are willing to study facts and vocabulary that they will likely never use in their everyday lives. This skill can show colleges that the potential student has a strong work ethic and a real desire for success.…
Whether or not colleges should lower their tuition costs has been a long debated topic. People only see the drawbacks, but not many see the benefits associated with lowering costs. If college tuition costs were to be cheaper, it may result in lower income for schools; however, the benefits to students such as less debt and greater freedom in choosing majors, would far exceed this backlash. If the cost of tuition were to drop, more students would attend colleges. Students who can't pay for college will take the opportunity to go for free.…
That student may never get the chance to go to college because he or she cannot afford it. In New York, schools reward up to $500 for good test scores. This reward showed higher results in success. More people are trying to take AP classes and tests. If students were offered more money for a harder class more people would be in them.…