Rejection. A word that I despise; and is something that has happened to me so many times in so many different ways. One of those ways was being rejected from one of my many college choices because my SAT scores did not reach their requirements. “Why apply?” you may ask, although my SAT scores did not meet their requirements, everything else on my application was perfect. I had great grades in high school, I volunteered many times; both inside and outside of school, I always helped around in my school administration whenever help was needed, and I always dedicated a month of my summer just to help my school give out the school books to students and sell the school uniforms. Doing all those things and being rejected made me feel like I was nothing; like what I did in my school life was all a waste. After taking all of those things into consideration, I still got rejected because of my SAT scores; which is why I genuinely believe that colleges should admit students using criteria other than their SAT scores.
“The world might improve if we deliberately and systematically selected students not only for their knowledge and analytical skills, but also for their creative and practical skills – and their wisdom.” (Sternberg, 2010). This quote is something that I truly and deeply
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Creative, analytical, and practical skills are the kinds of that should be used to decide whether or not applicants should be admitted to college, not if they are “book smart” and can memorize the book inside out then ace the test. Until the schools these days realize that these SAT scores will mean nothing in a few years’ time, then they would continue to reject people that could go very far with their skills. Never forget, “great schools don’t always produce great people.” (Sternberg,
Luigie Olmos Instructor: Danielle Panto English 105 November 28, 2016 Reaching For A Better Education Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (2016). Mandela’s says that education is very powerful, you can use education to change the world or your life. This means that education is important in life and we all need a good education to succeed in life. In our society education is failing because schools demand too much for a great career. For example, schools take too much time to graduate and after we finish school there is no guaranteed employment. Therefore, students are dropping out of school and are going to the workforce or military. We could make education better for students
Many great minds believe that education is a powerful tool. Investing in your education is the most valuable and most rewarding thing a person can do to secure their future. Influential people who have brought positive changes to the world have said: “The investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. (Franklin). “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. (Nelson Mandela). “A brighter future starts with an education”. (Montgomery).
A young girl is excited about graduating high school and attending her first year at college. She tries hard at school and receives above-average grades. She is an active student involved in student council, band, the drama team, and peer tutoring, but her ACT scores are extremely low, disqualifying her from many universities. The young girl represents many students who are not successful at taking standardized tests because they have not developed the advanced skills required to take a test like the ACT or SAT. An academically motivated and responsible student should not be prevented from attending college because a "standard" test is not his or her standard. The current methods of testing for the ACT or SAT should be abolished and replaced with modified and less "standard" questions to better measure a student's learning potential. In addition to different testing techniques, a student's learning potential should be a measure of a culmination of activities and methods; testing should be less important than other methods in determining a student's learning potential, if not the least important. Standardized testing must evolve to encompass a more diverse student population, and it should not be the primary factor in measuring learning potential.
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
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.
Have you ever wondered how some athletes have gotten so good at a certain sport? Have you ever thought about what they did in order for them to get this good? For some the answer is simple; workout and train. But for others the answer is different; the use of performance enhancing drugs such as steroids. There are some people that argue that steroids should be legalized and allowed in professional sports. Other people argue that steroids should not be allowed. Today I am going to state my opinion and justify my reason. Steroids should not be allowed in professional sports because it can be very dangerous to the athlete’s health, it is a way to gain and un-fair advantage and it can be dangerous in both social and physical aspects.
does not truly depict the potential that a student has to succeed. On one hand, a student could have a 4.0 GPA, but score poorly on the SAT, and be denied a chance...
Along the journey of education, we may face obstacles, as well as positive influences that give us the extra motivation we may need. However, it is obvious that some may take education lighter than others. George Saunders and David Foster Wallace are both prestigious and motivational speakers who have made great impacts on students and other people throughout the world through their aspiring words. George Saunders “Advice to Graduates” speech is truly encouraging and moving.
Tests like the SAT fail to see the important characteristics like critical thinking ability and the test rewards superficial thinking while degrading analytical thinking (Harris, Harris, and Smith, 2012). There are actually many skills the SAT does not measure. Some of these attributes are creativity, critical thinking, resilience, motivation, curiosity, persistence, reliability, enthusiasm, empathy, self-awareness, self-discipline, leadership, course, honesty, and much more (Harris, Harris, and Smith, 2012). Tests of this caliber a lot of times reward a lot of shallow thinking. Students just take classes for standardized testing preparation.
Improving the SAT and ACT with better academic tests for a student’s academic skills is a must, but in that same scenario, it should predict and measure success better than transcripts and last until a few years after college graduation. By improving their tests in this way, the SAT would be much more useful and relevant to colleges by their graduates’ successes. It would make colleges analyze their applicants more thoroughly and be
The SAT is just one of the many standardized tests. About 30 stats use the SAT, but does it accurately test what you know? Tests have value but standardized test don't do anything to prove that you know what you know.
Around the world there are countries that still don’t allow some or all of their citizens to vote. However in America the right to vote is simply given to every American citizen over the age of 18. So you’d think that every US citizen over the age of 18 would be voting for everything, right? WRONG. Out of everyone in the US only 57% voted at our last presidential election. So out of the two hundred and forty-eight million people in the United States of as of November 30 who are eligible to vote only about 57% of the population will vote for the presidency. So out of two hundred and forty-eight million people only about one hundred and forty-three million citizens will cast their vote in the upcoming presidential election. And this is a vote
SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test, which is an examination is created by the College Board. ACT stands for American College Testing, a second test created by Testmasters. Both of these tests are designed to check students skill levels and use as applications for college admission. Following the Huffington Post, it said that “around 800 U.S. colleges and universities are no longer use SAT or ACT as their requirement for admission” (Huffington Post). However, the SAT and ACT bring lots of benefits to students and colleges.
The scores are important, too; because they help determine college acceptance, class selection, and school grade placement. Should that test with all the variables to truly decide the capabilities of students’ intelligence? Do these standardized tests really test someone’s intelligence and academic capabilities, or is it a test of speed, testing skills, and memorization of knowledge you may or may not have been taught? “The goal of standardized testing is not to find out how well you think through problems, or if you can express your opinions, or create a
I should receive a passing grade in this class because I can write now. Not just an exaggeration, but after another semester of English I finally feel confident that can write. Three of the reasons behind my confidence is I learned, I experienced and best of all I repeated. These three values helped prepare me for what is in store in English 1302 and here is why.