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Race should not be a criterion for college admission because students are with higher grade point averages and SAT scores are being denied because of their white race. Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American applicants receive a more privileged status. Critics argue that the admissions system is biased and hypocritical because students like Grutter, Hamacher, and Gratz, feel that they are discriminated against in a country that is supposed to oppose discrimination. Applicants who are children of…

PROMPT #4: Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced. (349 words) My mother’s constantly failing businesses appeared only to be the start of our financial struggles. My family was evicted from our house and didn’t possess enough money to find a decent place to live. As a freshman, I attempted to escape my family’s financial problems by focusing on socializing with friends. I struggled in…

states rely on SAT/ACT scores. Many School will accept a child simply because of the child standardized test scores. The problem with these particular test is that its sociodemographic location, socioeconomic based, and shows correlation between bad teachers and lower scores. Universities and colleges should abolishing standardized test scores because it socioeconomic plays such a big role in excelling on the SAT/ACT scores, how lack of funds for educational purposes plays a role in SAT/ACT…

loss or depression could be because school today seems to be more about simply passing than it is about learning. If schools went back to the way they were in the past, there would not be students like Ryland who, “would hide in the bathroom, where he sat on the floor, crying, shivering, and wishing he could disappear” (Robbins 59). With the examples of Ryland and Julie, Robbins has emphatically proved that the life of a student today is definitely not an easy or carefree one, because they…

is the SAT; and how they are going to prepare. Many question if there should be alternatives for standardized testing that could outweigh the benefits of the SAT? Right now this is a controversial problem it affect people all over the country when they are applying to a colleges of there choice. This issue is relevant because today there are schools that are putting aside the SAT and using other alternatives to measures your acceptance. Students are the most that get affected by the SAT , but…

The article “Shadow Education, American Style- Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment”, summarizes the what the SAT test is and the advantages and disadvantages it has for different social economic groups. The SAT has been used many time for college processes, however, a debate has been going on that discusses the “fairness” of the SAT and if it should be used in the college admission ( Buchmann, Condron, and Roscigno 435). The article goes into depth in how different social economics…

about how important this test will be in determining their future. The question that haunts many students entering the final years of their high school career is, “Will this score keep me from or help me get into the college I want?” Many say that the SAT and ACT scores are still a major deciding factor for getting accepted into college, but others say that this isn’t the case.…

Take a moment to contemplate this question: Can two students of the same age from two different economics statuses receive the same type of education? Many people would argue yes. On paper, all that is needed to receive a good education is a teacher who has knowledge and a student who is ready to learn. Unfortunately, it is not that simple. Education requires the right resources and programs. The only way schools can receive these necessities is if they have the funds to afford them. This…

People enter the school system when they are roughly about around the age of 4 years old. Students make their way from preschool to elementary, intermediate, middle school and finally high school. Of course during all those years students have probably created a dream and a career that they wish to accomplish. Pursuing any professional career would probably lead such students to college and force them to abide by their prefered school. One of the most determining factors would be a standardized…

tests are often criticized because of their subjectivity. These tests are products of a company named “College Board.” College Board has a monopoly in the standardized test market because in order to apply to decent colleges, students must take the SAT and AP exams. In 2006, this so-called “non-profit” organization had 582.9 million dollars in revenue. So, to raise revenue, would not any test maker change the rules so that students have to take it more than once? The standardized tests are…