2008 Woodie Awards
College acceptance is only getting more difficult for prospective students
Rachel Maresca
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Perspectives
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All current students at Sacred Heart University should consider themselves lucky to be here.
Admission policies in colleges all over America are getting more difficult as each year goes on. Each year it gets increasingly harder to get in to colleges that we all used to consider "safety schools."
The SATs are now out of a possible 2400 points. To all of us that took the SAT's back when getting a 1600 was for geniuses, find it unbelievable. However, how do the current freshmen here at SHU that actually took this new standardized test feel about it?
"The SATs weren't too bad being out of 2400, I think they give you a better opportunity to get a higher score because people accellerate in different areas. The essay gives students a chance to show their writing ability on a more personal level," said Chris Caccia, freshman, Glochester, R.I.
That definitely seems to be an upside to changing the SATs, but it just doesn't seem right to those of us that took them when it was only the math and verbal sections. I know if I had to do a writing sample when I was a senior in high school, I feel as though it would have made the whole college process much harder.
"I didn't take the SAT's, because of lacrosse. All I needed to take were the ACT's, but either way, it's the most miserable Saturday ever, said Stephan Gerhard, freshman, Centennial, COLO.
Going to college used to be an option, now it's a necessity. Realizing and understanding that, is one of the number one reason that getting accepted into college is becoming so difficult. Not just "anyone" can get in. You need to have something to offer to the school that you're trying so hard to impress. You need to stand out nowadays because average just doesn't seem to cut it.
"I don't like that the admissions process is getting harder because pretty soon if they keep making it harder than they will lower the percentage of high school students who are being accepted into college. College helps kids become more responsible and ready for life and if you don't give them a chance then what's going to happen?" said Caccia.
Admission policies in colleges all over America are getting more difficult as each year goes on. Each year it gets increasingly harder to get in to colleges that we all used to consider "safety schools."
The SATs are now out of a possible 2400 points. To all of us that took the SAT's back when getting a 1600 was for geniuses, find it unbelievable. However, how do the current freshmen here at SHU that actually took this new standardized test feel about it?
"The SATs weren't too bad being out of 2400, I think they give you a better opportunity to get a higher score because people accellerate in different areas. The essay gives students a chance to show their writing ability on a more personal level," said Chris Caccia, freshman, Glochester, R.I.
That definitely seems to be an upside to changing the SATs, but it just doesn't seem right to those of us that took them when it was only the math and verbal sections. I know if I had to do a writing sample when I was a senior in high school, I feel as though it would have made the whole college process much harder.
"I didn't take the SAT's, because of lacrosse. All I needed to take were the ACT's, but either way, it's the most miserable Saturday ever, said Stephan Gerhard, freshman, Centennial, COLO.
Going to college used to be an option, now it's a necessity. Realizing and understanding that, is one of the number one reason that getting accepted into college is becoming so difficult. Not just "anyone" can get in. You need to have something to offer to the school that you're trying so hard to impress. You need to stand out nowadays because average just doesn't seem to cut it.
"I don't like that the admissions process is getting harder because pretty soon if they keep making it harder than they will lower the percentage of high school students who are being accepted into college. College helps kids become more responsible and ready for life and if you don't give them a chance then what's going to happen?" said Caccia.
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