Primary Consideration For College Admissions

Eric Hoover, in “What Colleges Want in an Applicant (Everything)” explains that the college admissions process is very problematic. Many feel the process isn’t fair, focusing too much on testing, financial concerns, alumni status, and other factors that don’t show the type of person each student really is. In fact, several universities, such as Olin’s College of Engineering, have attempted to improve the problem, but for some it seems nearly impossible, or perhaps unnecessary. The hope is to make changes in higher, Ivy League colleges in order to disperse changes beyond.

Thus, even if he was a legacy, admission counselors will carefully look at your application based on the standards given: Academics (GPA, Extracurricular activities, rigor of curriculum); extracurricular activities; essays; and other factors.

Going to college not only helps you but also the individuals around you. A person works hard to make sure that their application is presentable to the college. Angel B. Perez tells us that we should learn to fail, if we want to go to college. This comes as a shock to many people however, he is correct. As a student we assume that colleges look for an “A+” on a transcript rather than a “B-”. Though they do not. In other words, you don’t have to have 4.0 gpa to get into college.

The majority of community colleges have an open admission, this means that as long as the student earned a high school diploma than that student will more than likely be accepted to that school. Although for some programs that some schools include and/or offer, the student could be required to include their SAT or ACT scores along with their application to the school. Some other community colleges could require the student to take a placement test to determine if the student is qualified for the classes they are applying for and if not then to determine what classes said student should

The purpose of this proposal is to examine current and future Iowa State University admissions decisions processes. At the present time most colleges, including Iowa State use a combination of standardized test scores, high school class rank, high school grade point average, and essays to make decisions on admissions. All of the above are good determinants of a student’s possible success in college, except standardized test scores. Standardized tests discriminate against minorities and are not a good overall indicator of a student’s potential. For these reasons and others, Iowa State should not use standardized test scores when making admissions

According to the article “Why Are American Colleges Obsessed With 'Leadership” writer, Tara I. Burton, it is not enough to get good grades in school when applying for college.The underlying myth has been, get good grades and an impeccable GPA and all the doors will be open for you. But that is not good enough anymore. This may have been true in the past, but times have changed and competition is harder than ever. At this point in time, we have more people wanting to get into a good college. It is also true that we have a lot qualifying students that have good grades and a good work ethic. That is why universities have changed the criterion in which they accept students. I believe that being good student in high school or community college is not good enough to get into a good four year university.

Although college readiness can be measured sing ACT and SAT scores, which developed a college readiness benchmarks to see whether a prospective college student has a high prospect of success in college courses of English, social sciences, Algebra and biology. However, if your test scores are not meeting the typical benchmarked standard does that truly determine I you are ready for college. No. One thing we have to take under deep consideration is that each student is different and some don’t test very well. What happens to a child who has a really good GPA, high determination and a low test score? College recruits deem that these children are not college ready. College readiness should be measured with a more natural eye, because some students may not be good in particular subject areas, however, what would be the likeness of high school students completing and earning a degree in a field that they enjoy. The nature of humans is to do things that they enjoy, to read stories that they can relate too, to complete a task that means a lot to them. This is the natural eye that we should look at college readiness with. How determined and passionate are the students on furthering their education. How

When people are applying for college there is often a misperception; That the applicants think all colleges are looking for is perfection, outstanding grades, and perfect attendance. But in reality colleges are often looking for ones imperfections; the things they are not good at, the subjects they are not strong in, and the not very good

The truth concerning the predictive abilities of the SAT and ACT is clear; there are simply superior methods to evaluate potential college success. College admissions need to rely more heavily on factors such as High School GPA and SAT Subject and AP Tests, as these pieces of data contain a higher level of predictive power than SAT and ACT scores. Through the comparison of subject-specific tests and GPA to broad standardized tests, it is evident that the principles of our education system must be reinvented.

Three major traits that college admissions look for is a student’s GPA, ACT score, and class rank. These are also three common requirements for scholarships. These three qualifications are what have cost me from being eligible for many full tuition scholarships. How is it possible for a college to know whether or not I am good enough for full tuition only based on these three traits?

Colleges can consider high school GPA as the alternative for test scores. Almost all of the schools during admission completely overlook high school GPA. William C. Hiss, a principal investigator of Defining promise, declares “High school grades matter, and they matter a lot” (Maitre, par.2). It is not fair for many students like Ms. Casimir, a sophomore attending Wake Forest University, who scored 1580 in SAT. This was “an embarrassment” as she graduated high school “with a 4.0” (Simon, par.10). Her dreams to go to “Cornell” and “Davidson” was shattered but yet she was admitted by the “Wake Forest University which gave her full ride without seeing her SAT score and she has 3.2 GPA now” (Simon, par.10). It’s not a miracle as diligence and

In fact, the most prestigious colleges focus a lot on standardized tests. Princeton accepts a SAT score of 1405 out of 1600 while UT accepts a SAT score of 1259 out of 1600. Colleges will look at the results of your tests, and that’s how they choose between a different student and yourself. These tests will also prepare you for college with their standards and more after.

When asked why institutions rely on test scores from the SAT or ACT as a part of the admission process, they provide two answers (The ACT). First, the exams provide a common measuring tool when evaluating students. However, the exams do not show skills and character traits that are key to success, such as creativity, collaboration, and self-discipline. Moreover, the four sections tested on the ACT may not be applicable for a student’s higher education aspirations or career goals; for example, a lawyer will most likely never have to use trigonometry. Secondly, due to the high variance of the quality of secondary education, individuals argue the extreme difficulty it is for admission officers to judge the level or rigor of high school curriculum by examining a student’s transcript (The ACT). Though GPA is not a standard measure across schools, admission officers can understand how to value a GPA from a certain school because they have access to annual school reports about class size, GPA distribution, courses offered, etc. (Page). Therefore, a lack of standardized testing scores would not leave admission officers with insufficient information about the

College admissions are crucial a student’s senior year of high school. There are many requirements that need to be satisfied in order to qualify for admissions at certain schools, as well as the checklist to apply to each school. Hopefully, as a junior the student prepared by taking the SAT/ACT, and visiting at least a handful of potential colleges. By the start of senior year, the student must complete a separate application for each college which is quite tedious, then submit high school transcripts, shot records, admission essay(s), and SAT/ACT scores. Although it may be optional additional letters of recommendation and proof of volunteer work should be submitted as an extra precaution. These things show the college more about the individual,

Incompleteness is a malleable idea much like clay, it can be shaped into whatever it needs to be to apply to a person. So in a way, incompleteness and people are both malleable subjects that go hand in hand with one another as no one is ever truly complete. Personally, I believe that my incompleteness lies in the fact that I don’t understand my placement in the world, and for the most part I feel lost. Applying to colleges has really brought out this insecurity as I encounter questions such as what field would I like to go into, and where would I prefer to go? I look at these questions and often times I sit there fumbling for a decision, because I do not know. If I were to ask my peers as to what they wanted to do, they could tell me immediately