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ACT Test prevalence Since the ACT is mainly used for measuring readiness for first year college preparatory courses, it doesn 't necessarily measure how ready a student is for higher level courses. The ACT tests, as defined by “Data on Student Preparation, College Readiness, and Achievement in College,” “seek to predict how current students will perform in courses commonly taken by new college students”. Instead of measuring how well you will do in learning and storing the information in…

The ACT is the most common entrance exam used today. It is a test student’s take to get into college, and is a requirement in most high schools to take before the students graduate. It is used to test what students have learned in high school and see what their potential is in the future. However, I think that the ACT test is unnecessary to take for college. As a result of ACT score requirements, many students with academic excellence are restricted, and are not allowed to attend college because…

The SAT is test to assess a student’s readiness for college. The test is required for admission into most colleges and universities. The SAT measures skills of the students in comparison to the skills needed to be successful in college. The test also analyzes time management and problem solving skills that will be vital in college. It is proposed that a higher score on the SAT indicates a higher measure in college success. Some colleges accept the SAT as a form of entrance exam and others…

Along with not determining true college success, the SATs are an inaccurate way of testing academic knowledge or personality. The SATs have ten sections, and each of these sections is timed by 25, 20, and 10 minute intervals. What if a student reads slowly and cannot finish the reading section in 25 minutes? What if a student has trouble figuring out a math problem and does not have enough time to finish it? What if a student’s test anxiety interferes with his or her progress? Their scores are…

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. With that in mind, one may have to question if the SAT is a precise measurement of a student’s ability to be successful in college. Students are built of more than just their SAT scores.…

The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) has played a vital role in colleges’ selection process. At one time the SAT was held at great value in the scholastic world and students spent months preparing understanding their scores impact on their future. However, the SAT has proved to be in an inadequate measure of a student’s success in future academic endeavors and colleges are beginning to make submitting scores optional. The SAT needs to be abolished as a requirement for college admission…

Employing the simile of clearing away of a city’s dirty water as it meets a majestic river like the Ganges, this verse maintains that a sinner attains purity, in the same manner, through unwavering and steadfast adherence to the True Religion. The term khāḍā-khābochiyā(n), as a compound word or two separate words, khāḍā and khābochiyā(n), refer to ditches and puddles of water or pit pools. In the context of this verse, khāḍā-khābochiyā(n) refers to wastewater and sewage. Thus, the first two…

The SAT Needs Change After almost a year after taking the SAT, I ask myself, what was the point of it? Was all my hard work throughout high school taken in vain because of a single exam that, for the most part, didn’t recognize? Following that 3 hour exam, I am sure that this is what many students (along with myself) thought. They were greatly devastated knowing that this was their opportunity in setting their foundation for their future and that they weren’t guaranteed a better score.…

The SAT is responsible for one of my most problematic challenges in life. Since the SAT test is of paramount importance in the college admissions process, I opted for another attempt in hopes of a higher score. My new score was a significant improvement in comparison to my previous score. This caught the attention of one of my closest friends. Highly impressed, he reached out to me for guidance. I unhesitatingly accepted his request. I have known him since the early days of elementary school.…

Saturdays a year. Calculators and number two pencils. Over 1.5 million juniors and seniors across the world endure the dreaded SAT. Students don’t take this test to impress themselves or their parents, but to attempt to convince colleges that they are at an academic level where they can successfully learn at that school. One of the most the most stressful tests a scholar can take, the SAT brings back memories of anxiety for many adults. The American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in…