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one graduate from college once, and that 's it. one 're going out of that nest.” Majority of students want to attend college but are hesitant. How can they get graduate from college that one time if they are never given the opportunity. Prohibited, whether because of grades or the cost, they still have an obstacle that stops them from attending. Some feel that students were not able to attend college because of ACT and SAT scores. Colleges are considering changing the college admission requirement

one graduate from college once, and that 's it. one 're going out of that nest.” Majority of students want to attend college but are hesitant. How can they get graduate from college that one time if they are never given the opportunity. Prohibited, whether because of grades or the cost, they still have an obstacle that stops them from attending. Some feel that students were not able to attend college because of ACT and SAT scores. Colleges are considering changing the college admission requirement

College For All     Bernie Sanders has proposed a golden opportunity that could open the door and evolve the potential students have and overall just give many the opportunity to continue to strive for success. Congress and the education board are seeing Bernie Sanders proposal as an ongoing conflict as to how he plans on paying for the tuition in another alternative. Congress and the education board believe that with this opportunity given at no price, students could take advantage and affect this

disorders, from severe anxiety to persistent fatigue. Around 1 in 10 American teens suffer from stress-related disorders. The overwhelming majority of this stress is a byproduct of a common and feared tool: standardized tests. Such exams claim to predict college performance in an objective fashion and in large bolded letters. But, they are not as fair as they seem. In reality,

intelligence in the perspective of the various colleges you are about to apply to. The SAT is a collection of multiple-choice sections that unreliably measure a student performance through critical reading, math, and writing sections, asking questions intended to trick the test taker and convince them into picking the wrong answer choice. A majority of colleges and universities require students to take the SAT in addition to submitting their transcripts and college applications, however they have a standard

Efficiency in College Placement Tests After surveying 70,000 community-college students, 40 percent of the students reported they were placed into remedial classes due to their college placement scores but received an A average in high school (Zinshteyn). The American College Testing Program and Scholastic Assessment Test are two of these mandated college placement tests for high school students. These tests supposedly determine how successful a student will be in their future college courses; however

Summary of the Issues My high school teachers always emphasized the great importance of our SAT scores and its great contribution to our college applications, and most importantly, the decision of either being accepted or not to the college we had highly anticipated. The SAT is taken by many high school students nationally as an entrance exam for many colleges and universities to admission decisions (How to Interpret Your SAT Score Report). Interestingly, the SAT was originally a scholarship test

it does not accurately measure a student's academic career skills, but instead causes unnecessary stress. Standardized tests require students to pay and focus on test taking skills, rather than actual knowledge, and more students would go to a college if it was not required to take the SAT. According to Robert Prentice whose is a professor and department chair in the McCombs School of Business (¨Teachers Cheat on Tests as a Reaction to Poor Education Policy¨) he says, “by putting so much emphasis

(SAT) which is a standardized test required for college admission. I only took it one time, and on that day, I was sick, running a 101-degree fever, and my score reflected how ill I was. However, at the time (1985) the cost of the test was over one hundred dollars, was prepaid months before the testing day, and was not refundable. The results were used to determine placement when enrolling in college courses. My score was low, so upon starting college I was required to enroll in remedial English and

ACT stands for the American College Testing. Both tests cover reading, writing and math skills. These tests are administered to high school juniors and seniors and their scores will decide if the student is prepared for college. However, standardized tests such as these are not an accurate depiction of college preparedness. Colleges and Universities should no longer be able to require students to submit their SAT or ACT scores with their college application. Colleges shouldn't be able to require