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Jilly_in_VA

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8. SAT/ACT basically test how well you take tests

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Jan 25, 2022, 02:50 PM

Jan 2022

So do the mandatory state tests. They're BS as far as I'm concerned and should count for no more than one-fourth of your college admission score, if even that. I mean, how many college instructors give multiple-guess tests?

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Pencils down: College Board announces the SAT is going digital [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 OP

more relevant to WHAT? elleng Jan 2022 #1

I wonder what the cheating potential will be? Throck Jan 2022 #2

They should get rid of these exams. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #3

My high-school grades would not have been an accurate indicator of college performance.... lastlib Jan 2022 #5

You graduated summa cum laude, and with honors? rsdsharp Jan 2022 #7

Summa cum laude was just for GPA.... lastlib Jan 2022 #11

Wouldn't that incentivize students to take easy classes and/or schools to inflate grades ? MichMan Jan 2022 #9

Not all GPAs are created equal. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Jan 2022 #4

So still has to be taken in person, just no longer with a pencil MichMan Jan 2022 #6

My Take As Well ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #12

SAT/ACT basically test how well you take tests Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 #8