Groaning, moaning, and sighing permeate the air. What’s that sound? It’s the sound of a herd of students rumbling, bumbling, and stumbling their way into an ACT or SAT exam. The majority of high school juniors and seniors take the ACT or SAT in order to apply for colleges. What is the ACT and SAT? The ACT stands for American College Testing; the test measures the students’ abilities to preform well on four subjects: Math, Reading, Science, and English. Similarly, the SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test; it measures students’ abilities to perform well Reading, English, and Math. However, how accurately do these tests measure student’s performance in college? Are they good predictors of student’s future? Some researchers argue that these assessments do not measure the capability of a student. Currently, the most prestigious colleges such as Harvard and Stanford look at an applicant’s SAT and ACT results as a cutoff. These results limit the students’ potential of going to any college they dream about. Why? Well, the SAT and ACT only measure a student’s innate ability on standard topics. They measure a “student’s readiness for college”. Do these readiness for college tests amount to what a student can potentially accomplish at the schools they dream of going? No, because these tests don’t measure knowledge as much as they do ability. Why do colleges look at these scores if they don’t measure a student’s expertise? These scores are important to colleges because they separate the supposedly “dumber” students from the intelligent students worldwide. New studies show that colleges are looking more at ACT and SAT scores than GPA …show more content…
And I thought about it a lot. And I myself think that we are looking at two four-year-long demonstrations, high school and college, of self-discipline, curiosity, intellectual drive, if you will, the ability to get your homework done on time, get your papers written