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Ceren Akinci
Issue date: 3/23/06 Section: Features
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Almost all colleges require the Scholastic Aptitude Test; SAT, but now, more are willing to make the standardized test an option for college applicants.
According to the official SAT website, Collegeboard.com, the test is designed to measure the student's ability to analyze, understand and solve problems both verbal and mathematical. The test is offered to all high school juniors and seniors and is offered both in the U. S. and overseas.
The SAT is designed to show the admission department of the college how well the prospect student compares with the other students who have taken the test.
The SAT scores of students who are accepted to SHU are 500 to 650 for verbal and math. SHU requires SAT or ACT scores from all applicants. In addition to the scores, letters of recommendation as well as high school transcript with senior year grades are required.
Time Magazine reports that about 280 colleges in the U.S. have made the SAT scores an option for their applicants, and more colleges are considering doing the same.
The protesters of the standardized test argue that the test only measures a student's ability to take the test, a skill that can be bought by attending expensive prep courses offered by testing centers such as Kaplan and Princeton Review.
Time Magazine reports that most admission departments make an attempt to not put a strong focus on the test.
"The SAT is probably the most thoroughly researched test in history," said College Board President Gaston Caperton.
The SAT has been around long enough, since 1926 to be eact, to prove as an effective test. It was designed and funded by the College Board and later adopted by the University of California as a mandatory admissions test. Colleges believe that having a high SAT requirement help keep a prestige profile, making the school more competitive.
Time Magazine reported that after doing a 5-year experiment with the SAT's, Lafayette College found that making the test a requirement boosted the amount of applications the school received by 14 percent.
According to the official SAT website, Collegeboard.com, the test is designed to measure the student's ability to analyze, understand and solve problems both verbal and mathematical. The test is offered to all high school juniors and seniors and is offered both in the U. S. and overseas.
The SAT is designed to show the admission department of the college how well the prospect student compares with the other students who have taken the test.
The SAT scores of students who are accepted to SHU are 500 to 650 for verbal and math. SHU requires SAT or ACT scores from all applicants. In addition to the scores, letters of recommendation as well as high school transcript with senior year grades are required.
Time Magazine reports that about 280 colleges in the U.S. have made the SAT scores an option for their applicants, and more colleges are considering doing the same.
The protesters of the standardized test argue that the test only measures a student's ability to take the test, a skill that can be bought by attending expensive prep courses offered by testing centers such as Kaplan and Princeton Review.
Time Magazine reports that most admission departments make an attempt to not put a strong focus on the test.
"The SAT is probably the most thoroughly researched test in history," said College Board President Gaston Caperton.
The SAT has been around long enough, since 1926 to be eact, to prove as an effective test. It was designed and funded by the College Board and later adopted by the University of California as a mandatory admissions test. Colleges believe that having a high SAT requirement help keep a prestige profile, making the school more competitive.
Time Magazine reported that after doing a 5-year experiment with the SAT's, Lafayette College found that making the test a requirement boosted the amount of applications the school received by 14 percent.