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Standardized test scores may hold less weight than before

C ollege and univer- Many school have changed their States already do not
sity admissions require potential prospec-
teams use unique approach to standardized tests and the tive students to take the
formulas to deter- tests, according to NPR.
mine if student candidates role they play in admissions. Schools hope test-free
are the right fit for their admissions criteria will
schools. For many years, the weight that such tests college admissions proc- now capture a more di- Metro Creative Connection SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL
admissions officers paid bear on their academic ess. According to the verse pool of students. Colleges are re-evaluating the need to measure standardized test
considerable attention to futures. College appli- admissions department of scores for admission.
applicants’ performance cants may miss out on the Harvard College, the SAT Many attest that the
on the Scholastic Aptitude opportunity to attend their does not factor heavily most reliable predictors of
Test and/or ACT. But preferred schools simply into a student’s applica- college success are a high
things have begun to because of this one meas- tion. And while other school student’s grade
change, and standardized ure of academic prowess. schools say a lot of their point average and the
test scores may no longer However, many individu- admitted students have rigor of the courses he or
carry as much weight as als and educators contend high test scores, these she takes. Still, the non-
they once did. that these exams measure scores are not the primary profit College Board de-
test-taking skills rather factor for consideration in fends the importance of
Many students struggle than academic ability and the application process. In its SAT, offering that
with the pressure of col- are therefore not necessar- 2015, George Washington “overwhelming evidence
lege entrance exams like ily strong indicators of University announced it shows that SAT scores
the SAT and ACT. Stu- academic performance. would no longer require and high school GPA in
dents who may be high applicants to take the SAT combination are the best
achievers in school may Many schools have or ACT. As many as 800 predictors of college suc-
not perform well on stand- changed their approach to four-year colleges and cess.”
ardized tests, or they may standardized tests and the universities in the United
perform poorly because of role such tests play in the Metro Creative
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