Horrible Test Taker

Carmen is a student who goes above and beyond. She is an A & B student and is currently taking two AP classes. She is also very involved in school. She is part of the Organization of Latin American Students, member of the Theater Honor Society, and participates in soccer, cross country and track. Aside from her school activities she also works 25 hours a week. She was honest and said that worked played a big rolled in her low ACT score. Because of all of this she did not prepared and study as she should of. Carmen knows that she is a good student bases on her hard work and transcript but also know that she will need to learn how to manage her time and even work less hours once she is in college and she want to be successful academically.

Last year Issabeth Davenport seemed to not care if she had received failing grades in all of her classes or not. Several of her professors had asked me to see if there is anything that could be done to assist her, so her grades could reflect her capabilities. Issabeth is about five feet five, blond hair, slim but not too skinny. She has green eyes, and a smile that can kill. I was her resident advisor and her student counselor, which is rare for myself to be both.\par

Fiorella has taken the ACT three times. Her last score was the best. OneGoal helped her study and provided packets to study. She also practices from an ACT book. She was honest and said that she did not take the ACT test seriously because personal issues at home that distracted her from doing her best which also played a negative role on her academics. Fiorella is determine to go to college and has learn that she has to separate her personal problems with her academic goal. She wants the committee to provide her with an opportunity

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The College Board and ACT nonprofit organizations, known for developing and administering the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Testing (ACT) assessment respectively, represents higher education’s widely accepted college readiness determinant for prospective students. These examinations empirically measure a student’s grasp of reading, writing, and mathematics – subjects taught every day in high school classrooms. As a result, they typically constitute a significant proportion of the total entrance requirements for prospective students to relevant institutions of higher learning and denote a serious endeavor unto itself. Students commonly take one or both of these examinations during their junior or senior year of high school as dictated by an institution’s administrative guidelines, although most colleges now allow either test as part of their proprietary admission formulas. And since it turns out there exists subtle differences in the tests themselves, students should review research concluding certain individuals may be better candidates for maximizing performance on one examination versus another.

In my opinion, I mostly do bad on standardized tests because I either can not concentrate or I either do not get it. Sometimes the questions or problems can be also very confusing. I consider myself a bad test taker. I consider myself a bad test taker because when I find myself confused or not getting the problem or question I just make up what ever so I can move on to the next question/problem and not feel stressed anymore. I honestly have always been a bad test taker but not always. For example, on some tests I do very well but on other test I do very poorly. I do not really prepare myself for standardized tests because I either feel like I know it already or I get lazy. Sometimes its either because I know that I am going to do poorly on

I am an Asian-American who will be the first in my family to go to a prestigious college such as UT Austin. I am also a swimmer and that has taught me many great traits such as time management and work ethic, of which I have transferred into my education. As the first-born in my family, continuing my education is a necessity for my parents, and thus they have pushed me to take challenging courses such as AP Chemistry. I moved to Texas during the summer of my sophmore year, and thus was thursted into a brand new enviroment, but thanks to swimming I adapted and was able to excel in both academics and extracurricular activities.

Since standardized college test scores are such a big part of the college application lore, it will be very hard to convince someone who may not be fluent in English or living in this country, surrounded by college fairs and admission officers to speak with directly, that there are other factors that weigh in and in some cases, (test optional schools) are more important. I would need to look at the specific colleges they are interested in applying to and determine which tests are required and the deadlines, to give the student a timeline. I would also try and give international students and their families as many outside resources about the application process and requirements to review as possible. But if they are dead set on emphasizing

High School juniors and seniors are frequently asked what they plan to do for their college education. While discussing their future in college, many relevant topics come into the conversation. One may talk about their grades and classes, paying for school, and their test scores. All of these have a very important impact on what a student will do for the next few years of their life. Unfortunately, in our society, test scores are an extremely important factor in the college admissions process. Students are highly encouraged to put forth a serious effort in order to achieve the best possible score. “To this day, most four-year colleges require applicants to take one or more of a number of standardized tests for admission, and

Major changes in my life have affected my high school career, but a large impact came from the death of my father in eighth grade. Before his passing, I was an average A/B student in middle school and even elementary school, which quickly changed in 8th grade when my classes became too hard for me to handle. I decided the best thing for my mental health was to drop out of my higher level classes. This lead to being in standard classes throughout my first year of high school with minimal effort from my part. After constantly missing school, I failed my second quarter. Instead of bouncing back from this, it pushed me down, making me believe I would never be able to recover. Without any motivation, I ended my ninth grade year with a grade point average of 1.4.

As one may see on my transcript, my grades may not be entirely perfect but I worked very hard this semester to prove, to myself and to others, that the girl from a country in Africa could be a leader among her mates from more developed countries and I put in tremendous effort to get the highest grades. I'm not excellent with figures, but I’m not relenting in my efforts to doing better. I am focused, ambitious and I believe in reaching for the stars because these attributes have been instilled in me as a child. Furthermore, I've been surrounded by people that overcame obstacles like my mother, who became the first female in her current position at the Central Bank of Nigeria which is equivalent to the Federal Reserve. Furthermore, I am appreciative of the opportunities I have, which

Harvard professor Chris Argyris promoted the concepts of espoused theories of action and theories-of-use. Espoused theories of actions reflect what people say governs their behavior, while theories-of-use reflects how they actually behave.

The average high school student takes at least one standardized test each school year. Standardized tests are all scored the same way and test takers are given the same questions. The scores students receive play a big part in whether or not they will be accepted to the colleges they apply to. Standardized test scores are one of the most important things colleges look for when reviewing applications. Standardized tests could be successful, in theory. However, they have shown to be less accurate than hoped, to cause copious amounts of stress, and to have little to no correspondence with productive adult lives. Because of their ineffectiveness, colleges should place less importance in them when admitting new students.

Many students all over the world take a test which makes the person be defined of who they are in order to be admitted to a good college or even just a regular test. There are students that try hard to have a good test score, but as much as they try sometimes they don't get a wanted score. The scores that students get doesn't tell everything behind someone taking the test. Every individual can prove that with hard work and dedication to school, they are smart. They are capable of being an excellent student. Having their own way of being smart and not dumb. Students are more important than a number score that they get on a test. Therefore, I believe that test does not define a person.

Throughout history, college has been a staple for people in America. Young high school graduates continuing their education to guarantee themselves a successful future in a career they feel passionate about. College helps build and expands one’s mind. Not only do students learn more in classes, the build social skills and critical thinking. Students attending college grow in all aspects of the mind. For most students in the 21st century, it has become somewhat of a norm to apply and continue education after high school. Every student wants to push themselves to achieve greatness. The rush of college applications includes a lot such as: writing essays, applying for scholarships, and taking the SATs. The SAT is a worldwide recognized test that