A young Christian girl who previously said she forgave the Islamic State (ISIS) for what it did has expressed her joy at the prospect of being able to return home after their town is liberated. In an interview with SAT-7 KIDS which was aired last year, Christian Iraqi girl Myriam inspired millions of people all over the world with her faith and forgiveness. Although her people have been driven away from the town of Qaraqosh by ISIS, she believes God loves those militants and she is praying that God will also forgive them.…
In the article, “We Are Teaching High School Students to Write Terribly The many problems of the SAT’s essay section” by Matthew J.X. Malady, argues that the SAT’s writing assessment is having a detrimental effect on students’ writing performance. Malady introduces the writing assessment of the SAT in his introductory. Malady provides the reader with the issues students are experiencing when they are writing their essay. In addition, he provides arguments to why the writing assessment is “unnecessary”.…
Throughout time, many colleges and universities have assigned a great deal of weight to standardized test results as a part of the admissions criteria. However, over the past recent years the objective behind standardized testing being a good indicator of college success has been questioned nearly across the board. While college admissions boards have been using standardized testing since the early 1900s to evaluate students’ potential academic performance, questions have arisen as arguments take the approach of eliminating them from the college admissions process or to further their reasoning and come to the agreement that it is indeed a good indicator of future college success. The topic of college admissions criteria is one that…
every time I think about my future I know that it involves going to college and pursuing my interests in science and mathematics. Although my family's experiences with higher education have presented me with some challenges, their experience has also helped me test the integrity of my own desire to go to college and has helped me prove to myself that I will be successful in college because I am doing it for me and not for anyone…
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.…
Which test is a more fit for students, the ACT or the SAT? Students may take whichever test they prefer because they are both accepted by most colleges, some colleges though only accept one of the two. Some students score higher on the ACT while other students will score higher on the SAT, meaning there is really no better test; it all just depends on the thinking skills you attain. If you’re not sure which test you prefer over the other yet, then you should take a look at some of the key differences between the two standardized tests.…
Every year, America’s public schools administer more than 100 million standardized exams. The testing limit should be reduced. To begin with, it stresses students out, wastes time, and we are obsessing about testing. To begin with testing stresses students out. Between preschool and 12th grade students take about 112 exams and enforced tests.…
Students would benefit tremendously if the NYS Board of Education would free them from the pressure of preparing for non-essential Regents exams. New York State is the only state that issues Regents exams. This is quite overwhelming because it’s putting stress on already stressed out students. To have to pass State Regents exams is a factor that also causes people who obtain their education from New York to feel overwhelmed. This poses the question, why don’t the other states have to require a Regents exam to graduate high school?…
It's a debate on whether the ACT or SAT is the best test to take, and how Illinois is switching to the SAT. The ACT, being more straightforward, has less testing sections. Also the ACT includes a science section which I believe helps to more thoroughly test high school students. While the SAT is a little more wordy and can be harder to understand. In the SAT each subject broken into smaller sections that aren't consecutively taken.…
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.…
The Problem with the SAT Every day, students across the United States and beyond prepare for the SAT. These unfortunate students spend countless hours and dollars in the hopes of maximizing their scores and their futures. The SAT was designed to test a student’s academic knowledge and performance, but fails to do so today. Its credibility as an academic benchmark should be acknowledged, but the test should not be valued so highly.…
I am more than halfway through my high school years. What started out as a slow-paced marathon slowly became a 100m dash, and I am approaching the final third. Thus far, I couldn’t have asked for much more: my grades have been quite good, I’ve played soccer and baseball, ran track, joined several different clubs, helped out with Admissions, and many more. But, out-of-the-blue, I hear that these aren’t the only things that make a so-called “good student” in the eyes of colleges across the nation. Along with these activities, despite all of the stress and pressure that has been put on us just to maintain high grades and take challenging courses to fill up a resúme that could define our success later in life, colleges have the courage to say that they want more from us.…
For better or worse, a student’s score on the SAT still holds tremendous sway over her future academic career. Even for gifted students, the weight placed on a single test can be intimidating, so it helps to be as prepared as possible to achieve the best possible score. In this article, the SAT prep experts at Mathnasium of Chesapeake in Chesapeake, Virginia, offer a few tips on getting a student ready for the test. 5 Successful Strategies for the SAT Stay Calm The SAT features multiple, relatively short sections, so students must be ready to face time pressure nine times over the course of the test.…
Is Standardized Testing Still Effective In College Admissions? Michelle Obama once said, “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn 't be here. I guarantee you that”. A standardized test is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions, is on a time limit, or is scored in a “standard” manner.…
"The SAT is not perfect. We all know smart, knowledgeable people who do badly on standardized tests” (Postrel 1). Even some of the wisest people have agreed that the SAT and other standardized tests are not valid indicators of a student's potential for success in college. In fact, they have said that standardized exams can be counterproductive for students trying to study to become better students in high school and improve their appeal to colleges. Colleges should not be allowed to use standardized exams as a main indicator of college readiness.…