| Standardized tests are a fact of life for
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| | and other specific subjects. This test is
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| high school students applying to college.
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| | scored on a 1-36 point scale. Students
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| Their scores on the test are heavily
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| | can opt to take additional writing ACTs
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| weighted in the college admissions
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| | if they deem that a necessary part of
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| process, and stress among high school
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| | applying to college.
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| students runs high during test season.
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| | Despite the concerns, standardized tests
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| Despite stresses, and the protests of
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| | scores still carry lots of weight in the
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| many students and teachers that claim the
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| | college admissions world. They are
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| tests are poor representations of a
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| | vitally important, and students should
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| student's ability, standardized tests are
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| | prepare appropriately. For some students
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| still a major part of college admissions.
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| | this means investing in test prep
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| Knowing their full affect on college
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| | materials, books or even private tutors.
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| admissions will give students
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| | The fee for private test tutors is often
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| peace-of-mind before and after the tests.
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| | quite high, but some give them credit for
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| Why are some students and administrators
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| | raising test scores. Other students take
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| opposed to standardized tests? The
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| | the test multiple times. They have to pay
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| detractors say that because the tests are
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| | the test fees multiple times, but scores
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| too rigid and paint all students with one
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| | often increase on the second attempt.
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| brush. The tests are given and scored in
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| | The ACT and SAT are administered across
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| a uniform way, which gives an edge to
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| | the country on their own national testing
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| students that are good test takers.
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| | days. Students must register beforehand,
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| Students that are presentation, writing
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| | and there are national on-time and late
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| or project oriented may not perform to
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| | registration periods for high school
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| their potential, some say. Plus, the test
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| | students. Either test can be demystified
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| only measures student achievement on one
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| | and conquered through preparation and
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| day.
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| | planning. Practice. Sleep well the night
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| In response to complaints about the SAT's
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| | before. Arrive early. These simple
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| shortcomings some changes were made in
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| | tactics reduce stress and allow students
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| attempts to make it a better, more
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| | to focus on the task at hand.
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| accurate tool. The 1600 point grade scale
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| | It is an unavoidable fact that students
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| has been scraped in favor of a 2400 point
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| | wanting to gain access to public and
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| scale. A new writing section was added to
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| | private four year colleges will need to
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| the multiple-choice English and math
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| | take standardized test as a show of their
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| sections. The changes were recently
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| | academic status. It's important for
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| implemented and test observers cannot yet
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| | students to remember that while
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| tell if these changes are indeed
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| | important, these tests aren't the only
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| improvements.
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| | way colleges judge college worthiness.
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| The ACT is also a common college
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| | Colleges realize that achievement and
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| admissions test, yet many students opt
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| | success over time is more likely an
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| out of taking it. Not all schools require
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| | indication of future success than one day
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| this test be taken-which measure
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| | of tests.
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| proficiency in science, social studies
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