The ACT and PSAT are two of the most important tests, you, as a high schooler, will ever take. When applying to the college of your choice, the college mainly looks at your ACT score to decide if they want you to be a part of their school, or not. Both the ACT and PSAT can also help you attain many, very useful scholarships, such as the National Merit Scholarship or the Auburn Presidential scholarship, which is a “full-ride” scholarship to Auburn University. So, if you want to succeed on these tests, you better listen to me. I am the youngest of five brothers, the oldest lives in Dallas at Medical School, the next two attend Auburn University studying engineering, and the one right before me is still in high school but has been accepted to
- Youngest of three children (oldest brother 11 years older. Middle sister 9 years older).
I cannot even begin to explain how it varies between how my mom and her seven siblings were all taught and raised. My older sister Tasha was usually the reason most of the rules I have today, were put in place. She was kind of a rebel child. Brittany followed in her footsteps. I threw my parents for a loop when I graduated not only from Utica High School, but from Career Technical Education Center of Licking County with honors and passing my registry exam becoming a Registered Medical Assistant. I really surprised them when I decided to go to college. I was their first child to attend college. My mother was extremely proud of me and even cried because she was so blessed to be able to afford to send me through college. Growing up, my mother was not given the opportunity to go to college due to financial
... a tedious process, but the change can have immense, positive effects for the future college student. The ACT and SAT that supposedly measure a student's learning potential through multiple-choice questions should be replaced by a test of a student's desire to learn determined through the analysis of essays, recommendation letters, and school or community involvement. This change can result in a more academically motivated freshman class. Standardized testing in its current form does not accurately measure most students' learning potential. It does not allow for diversity and creates a huge hurdle for many potential academic achievers. An adjustment to a diverse, open testing format of the ACT or SAT and a stress on the student's other academic accomplishments can accurately measure the student's desire to learn, therefore measuring the student's learning potential.
I was born on September 15th, 1999 in a small town called Watervliet, MI. I was the first born out of three children, and the only girl. Growing up as the oldest and the only girl in a traditional Mexican family was definitely not the easiest thing to deal with. My parents have always been strict with me, which I believe has shaped me to be a responsible woman. I have two younger brothers who are 15, and 10 years old.
I have only one sibling as I mentioned earlier. Jennifer, who is three years older than I am. She graduated from Jefferson High School. She has since earned an Associate Degree from Gainesville Community College and is also employed by Regions Mortgage. In April of 1995 she married Jon Ray and they continue to reside in Jefferson, Georgia.
Imagine walking into school on day one of the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program, or better known as TCAP. You are rushed to your proctor’s room. This is just day one of the six long grueling test days. The school board is counting on you to score high enough to reflect positively on your school district. Each session will last up to sixty minutes with just enough time for most students to finish. There are usually three sessions per day. For most students, this process is one which is dreaded with each coming year. TCAP results are scored by advanced, proficient, partially proficient, or unsatisfactory (Time4Learning). The TCAP tests students from 3rd through 10th grade. This test happens the same time each year. There are four different tests that constitute the TCAP: reading, writing, math, and for the 5th, 8th, and 10th grades science.
“Standardized testing has become the arbiter of social mobility, yet there is more regulation of the food we feed our pets that of the tests we give our kids ” (Robert Schaeffer quotes)
Standardized testing is a down fall to many students but also an opportunity for many others. Standardized testing has its pros and its cons. It can be the make it or break it factor into getting into colleges you are hoping to attend or the scholarships you want to earn. Some people may have their opinions about the test, whether they hate it or not but the fact is that it’s here to stay.
Thousands of students around the country and around the world will be preparing for the SAT and ACT tests while trying to maintain a high GPA. These tests will potentially have a significant impact on students lives. Some will be taking these tests for the second or even third time to get that 1500 out of 1600 or that 33 out of 36, that they long desire.
Although there have been legitimate arguments supporting the benefits of standardized testing, such as their ability to successfully measure students’ proficiency, in recent years there have been concerns and disadvantages regarding how their misuse poses a serious threat to the American education system. Despite the belief that standardized tests should be used to measure students’ proficiency, there are more reasons outweighing this statement regarding why they shouldn’t be used for this purpose. Not only is this a particular issue with standardized testing, but the tests are becoming more high stakes and are being used unfairly to determine things such as graduation, or placement in a school, resulting in a significant amount of stress and anxiety in students. Testing corporations are also profiting from the design of these standardized tests, while standardized testing is also forcing teachers to all teach the same thing, leading to a lack of creativity in the students. Aside from these arguments, standardized tests have been found to be becoming flawed and have poor design.
One of the biggest topics in the educational world is standardized tests. All fifty states have their own standards following the common core curriculum. There are many positives and negatives that go with the standardized tests. A standardized test is any type of “examination that's administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner” (Popham, 1999). These standardized tests are either aptitude tests or achievement tests. Schools use achievement tests to compare students.
I am a 23 year-old girl born into a family of scientists; my dad is a physician, my mom is a scientist, and my elder sister is pursuing her Ph.D. as a physicist. Despite being one year younger than my sister, I have always been in the same class with her.
PSAT covers in two major academics English and Math. PSAT is a college test and it is for sophomores and juniors. This test determines if you can go to a good college or not. To help you with the PSAT next year I am going to give you a monthly tip from now through next October.
On August 24th, 1998, in Camp Lejeune,North Carolina, I entered the world, the first in a long line of children. My Mom, Dad, and I lived in North Carolina for two years, then we moved to Monterey Bay, California. There my sister Annie was born, and we lived there for two years. We then moved to Annapolis, Maryland for three years where my brothers Wes and Will were born. Afterwards we moved to Okinawa for five years, where my brother Jack and sister Lilly were born. I started school at Stearley Heights Elementary, but had to move to Killin Elementary for my Fifth grade year. After Okinawa we moved to Virginia for six months, and as a surprise my Dad got us a Black Lab. Unfortunately while we lived there I had to repeat Fifth grade at Anne Moncure Elementary School. Again we moved California, but this time to Camp Pendleton. There I attended Mary Fay Pendleton for three years with all my siblings. For my Eighth grade year we moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Finally we moved to Germany and I started High School on Patch before moving to Stuttgart High School. If I had to choose my best three qualities, I would choose the ability to get along with kids, determination in my studies, and seeing the good in almost everything.
Making sure high school seniors are ready for college is a top priority for parents today. The motivation behind parents putting the extra effort to increase their child’s chances of college acceptance is to gain financial assistance to pay for college tuition. The best way to go about this is for a high school senior to score high on the ACT college entrance exam, which is what schools look at when deciding to award scholarships to students and is usually the determining factor for most four-year universities when deciding which students receive acceptance. Colleges also look for high school seniors who maintain cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or better.