Terrelle McCain Bill Morris English 111-07 11 June 2013 The Effects of the SAT on Students The Scholastic Assessment Test properly known as the SAT has become a major test in high school students‚ or college bound student lives. The SAT has become a test that determines the future of many high school students. Some worry about this "important test"‚ as it determines if many will get into the Ivy League college of their parents dream. From the start of middle school‚ teenagers practice for this test
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In 1926 the SAT also known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test was adapted from and Army IQ test and administered as a college admissions test. The test didn’t catch on until 1933 when the president of Harvard started using the test to assess scholarship applicants because he believed it was an effective measurement of intellectual potential. The other standardized college admissions tests in the US is the ACT. This originally stood for American College Testing. However‚ in 1996 the official organization
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participation and scholarship qualification. Entrance exams are not the only criteria the admission committee looks at after consideration. It also looks at the students’ performance in high school‚ submitted application materials with essays‚ recommendation‚ interviews and student extra-curricular activities. Many colleges requires or recommend that students CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY All of us dreams to have things as fast as the development
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poverty. Creating a revolving door at hospitals treating the poor for their present illnesses‚ but paying no mind in preventing them for the future. In SAT‚" Ofri describes her experience as a doctor treating an impoverished unambitious young man‚ Nemesio Rios. Instead of just following up on Rios’ routine check up‚ Ofri decides to prepare Rios for the SAT so that he could have a chance to go to college. For educational preparation is the preventative medicine for ones future well being because improving
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As it is for any Junior in high school‚ the SAT is one of the most daunting tests that looms over them the entire year. That was the same for me‚ though I took the time to try and prepare myself for it. However‚ no matter how much any student can study‚ they will all have their strengths and weaknesses that they can look back upon after the test. I was not exempt from this. During the test‚ my weaknesses were definitely centered around the math portions. While I do just fine in my math classes‚ having
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when hiding their true feelings‚ but stating their subjective and hurtful opinion actually gives them the appearance of an arrogant person. Finally‚ when expressing your thoughts and opinions‚ one should consider the person to whom they talk. For example‚ if a person feeling insecure or stressed‚ or that has a problem‚ talks to someone who will reveal their every secrets to the world‚ it will make that person feel even worse and that might lead to suicidal thoughts. In fact‚ nowadays‚ one the reasons
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book on the results of the tests called A Study of American Intelligence. The first SAT was administered to high school students in 1926. In 1934‚ Harvard started using SAT scores for selecting people for scholarships. Then other Ivy League started using the SAT for scholarship tests. In 1959‚ the ACT was formed. The University of California began to require applicants to take the SAT in 1960 (“History of the SAT”). Colleges began requiring the SAT’s or ACT’s just to enter college. Students take
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Why I chose this topic: Should the SAT be used for college admissions? The SAT has been a huge controversy for a long time‚ however‚ it wasn’t until several months after getting into college that I began to really question why it’s used for admission. The only answers I really got from the college board was that it is “designed to assess your academic readiness for college and provides a path to opportunities‚ financial support and scholarships‚ in a way that’s fair to all students. It also keeps
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SAT Math Hard Practice Quiz 5. How many integers between 10 and 500 begin and end in 3? Numbers and Operations 1. A bag contains tomatoes that are either green or red. The ratio of green tomatoes to red tomatoes in the bag is 4 to 3. When five green tomatoes and five red tomatoes are removed‚ the ratio becomes 3 to 2. How many red tomatoes were originally in the bag? (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 6. A particular integer N is divisible by two different prime numbers p and q. Which of the following
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