There are many pros and cons related to standardized college exams and many institutions of higher education are beginning to rely less on these results by giving them less weighting on their acceptance decision, and a growing number are going “test optional.” Standardized tests have been around since the early 1900’s when IQ tests were developed. The SAT was created in the 1920’s but was embraced by most schools after World War II as the economy transitioned from an agrarian system to industrial, with the need for managerial positions and therefore more education. The College Board created this exam to determine the IQ of young americans. Being a non-profit organization, this group would create a test that would influence the future of standardized …show more content…
When tests are compared they are based on non- industrial factors to make it seem fair, however, they do not include a person’s background which could affect someone's score. With taking these situations into consideration many qualified students could be overlooked in the college process because of their own misfortune. Preparing for the SAT/ACT with a tutor is a huge advantage because they can help students understand the material and can teach their students time management while other students without tutors are stuck with the misfortune of learning the material on their own themselves, which can be very challenging work. “The college-entrance exams have long been criticized, too, as biased in favor of wealthier students from college-educated families.” Standardized tests like the SAT/ACT can be unfair to less affluent students. This is because wealthy families can afford better schools, tutors and prep classes for the kids. Consequently wealthier students may score do better because they are better prepared versus less fortunate wealthy kids who have to do much of the prep themselves. Also, standardized tests are unfair or ineffective in measuring students kids abilities who don’t test well in these types of