Bates College

well as any standardized tests, are said to measure students aptitudes and predict how well they will do in college. However, this is not an accurate indicator at all. SATs are not representative of the students day to day performance in the classroom. Instead, they show the students ability to bubble in a correct answer choice in the matter of four hours. For this reason, over 850 colleges and universities in the United States have…

even have to take this stupid test?” I told myself after having to take the ACT for the third time with no luck of improving my score. My parents kept telling me to retake it because the higher the score, the better it will look when applying for colleges. Why do they look at this test so closely? This question crept through my mind through the years I would have to put up with the ACT. I clearly wasn’t good at taking standardized tests. Wasn’t my high school transcript enough? I had a 3.7…

My interest in art administration started off slowly and grew from small, but significant changes in my life. During all of these changes I was spending time as a photographer. My earliest experience was documenting dance and sporting events for my high school yearbook, which led to my promotion as the yearbook's photo editor. This early success inspired me to pursue a career in the arts, I attended the Edinboro University Pennsylvania from 2010 to 2014. Which opened up more doors for me.…

Colleges look at many different things on a person’s application. They look at one’s GPA, the classes they took, their extra-curricular activities, and many others. One of the most important things they look at is a person’s ACT scores. An ACT score is something very important and most people take that for granted and neglect to work hard and study for their ACT. A question used in many debates is should the ACT affect one’s college application? Why not have it? Standardized tests have…

the SAT is a poor measurement of potential college success. The SAT is regarded as one of the more important tests, as it is used primarily to measure a student’s potential college success. For high school students the SAT is the gatekeeper of the future. It is an unavoidable hurdle for…

57% of young people find more importance in “doing something they find enjoyable or making a difference in society” than money, a shocking number of talented students aren’t taking a risk in diving into the world of artistry (White). Sophomore in college Rachel Miller has identified as a visual artist for several years and is considerably talented. However, she is not pursuing a career in the arts, but instead in Psychology. She would much rather be in an advertising or art major, but due to…

lower income student, it is less likely for them to finish school under the circumstances. In Becker and Murphy’s opinion, policymakers and school officials should focus on how to raise the percent of Americans that complete high school and go on to college. I believe that that is one statement that Paul Krugman could agree with. As said in Growing Income Inequality Threatens American Education, “Researchers have long known that children attending school with mostly lower income classmates have…

The Day I Choose LCC Have you ever thought about what college you would attend and how successful you would be? Well I have, as child I would imagine what college I would attend and would I be able to succeed. I imagined how collage would be, would I attended a large university or a small local community college. Students may even worry about the ACT and SAT and how successful will they be when taking those two extremely important tests. Luckily, I choose a school that didn 't stress me out…

develop cultural identity so the new generation can continue to play an important role in globalization. This confusion causes an immediate reaction: continue to do what has been done in the past--instruct children to work hard, do well, and earn a college degree, then they will get a job. Many would argue that this philosophy helped the older generation be successful in their educational and post-educational careers, so it should not be changed; however, in the words of Ken Burns, “the…

not made any themselves other than the decision to halt their education career. Aside from a limited knowledge of higher education, my parents could not invest the time much less the money in my college search necessary for a quality college experience. Another dilemma with searching for an ideal college and career was being assisted by educators who would only be able to do so temporarily. Gear Up IV has served as the solution to all of the complications that would could eventually prevent a…