As the end of the school year is around the corner, students all over the country are preparing to take the SAT exam, it’s competitor, the ACT exam, or similar timed tests. These exams, specifically the SAT, have been around for approximately ninety-two years, and within that time, has caused ninety-two years worth of anguish on generations of students. Even after a student takes their exam, it is likely the data extracted from it will not be acknowledged by many of the colleges they apply to due to increasing amounts of evidence proving they do not accurately project success in later education or accurately show a student’s ability to answer questions with higher order thinking and creativity. If the exam is proven to not be beneficial for students, why have them take it? It is fair to argue that students need to be tested to make sure they take in the information they are taught for a hundred and eighty days, but, when the test is as outdated as the SAT, it should be removed all together. In order to make the idea of the exam more understandable, I will provide history of the Scholastic Aptitude Test and how it came to be the pinnacle of standardized testing across the country. According to the Public Broadcasting Service, in the mid 1920’s, Carl Brigham administered his version of the …show more content…
As a student, the stress of achieving academically can be crippling, especially on top of the weight of other responsibilities such as a part time job or family issues. Over time, the standards for students are getting higher and higher and it is taking more and more for a student to stand out among their peers. It is easy for a student to believe they must go above and beyond to get into a college or even just to succeed in any path of life. People should not be put under this much stress, especially at such a young age. This mindset is toxic, and is clear reasoning for why the exam should be