Imagine that you are applying for college but you didn’t have the best score on your ACT or SAT. Hundreds of people are declined from colleges because they didn’t have a high enough test score. There are so many good colleges that people apply for that they won’t be able to get into because they didn’t do well on a test. It is hard to tell how much a person knows based on a single standardized test. Standardized test scores should not be on college applications because standardized testing is biased, standardized testing adds stress to a student's daily life, standardized testing avoids the assessment of a very important skill.
Standardized testing is biased to many diverse groups. Cost of testing effects who will be able to apply for certain colleges(eCampusTours). Families with limited income are not able to pay testing fees. Students growing up in poorer communities, which statistically have a higher population of ethnic minorities, don’t receive the same educational opportunities(eCampusTours). Less funding and larger class sizes mean students get less individual attention and fewer options for SAT and ACT prep. ”Students who don't take the PSAT, for instance, have an average score of 1,409, while students who take it twice - once in their junior year and then once before that -- have an average score of 1,612”(Goldfarb).
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Many schools are only teaching test taking skills instead of helping the student learn(Strauss). Schools not helping a student learn won’t help them once they are in college. ”Some good students are bad test takers, particularly under stress”(strauss). Some students have a vast amount of knowledge but will panic because this test determines where they will go to continue their education. SAT and ACT scores are a one-test-on-one-day score(strauss). Some students might be sick on that day and not at their peak performance level. Standardized testing puts many students under a lot of