<p>There has to be some standard thing to compare applicants..but the SAT could surely be better.</p>
<p>For one thing, I don't think the SAT should try to trick the test-taker with two options that are basically the same, or with something else similar to this. The SAT shouldn't need to be "cracked" like some of the prep books are designed to do.</p>
<p>basing how well one does in college off of high school gpa is just as bad, I have an 89.4-something UW gpa which is like a 3.5-3.6</p>
<p>But last summer I went to the Cornell summer college, took 3 courses and my GPA at the end of the summer: 4.0</p>
<p>Straight A’s.</p>
<p>The stupid little BS that high school teachers make kids do in school is not representative of how college education is. </p>
<p>Homework, projects, quizzes, a lot of that crap does not happen in College.
At Cornell I had 3-4 tests in each class which determined your average.</p>
<p>bro
why does it matter if its fair or not?
we have to take it in order to go to college</p>
<p>ya its unfair when there are rich ppl who can afford $1000s of prep classes while the majority of the people can't.</p>
<p>The SAT is fair to nobody; therefore, it is fair to everybody.</p>
<p>SAT is obviously unfair. My proctor was a newbie so he gave each of us an extra minute for each section for us to "read the instruction".</p>
<p>Oh and when I came out it was 1:40 pm already because he changed all the 5-minute breaks into 10-minute breaks =.=. As a result, I think I did excellent!!</p>
<p>You see the thing is that colleges need some standard of comparison for all students. It puts all students on the same level. Whereas GPA could be drastically altered be grade inflation or grade deflation the SAT provides a basic comparison.
that said whether the SAT is necessarily the best standard of comparison...that could be arguable....</p>
<p>But if you really think about you can usually do well on the SAT due to knowledge gained throughout your life. For example if you read a lot you will do well on the CR. If you can reason fairly well and do basic math (up to Algebra II I think..) the Math section is a breeze. And you can perform well in the writing section if you simply wrote alot and wrote in proper grammar as well. So I guess if you have been acquiring all these skills slowly through school you should do well, and all are necessary to succeed in college.I mean if you can't reason, write in proper grammar, or understand difficult readings couldn't that be an indicator of how well you do in college?
So although theoretically it makes sense there are so many other factors like test anxiety, bubbling errors, etc. that can make the SAT a poor indicator. So I guess its sort of fair??</p>
<p>u guys cant say its fair or not. simply deal with it. how about GPA? my perspective is that ANYONE with the motivation to DO homework can maintain a high GPA. does this really reflect that individual's intelligence?! not really.. its pathetic actually, GPA doesn't say much about that person either. yeah right getting 4.0, ya huh, its nothing in my eyes besides doing some HW, studying for exam tomorrow.
what im trying to say is.. nothing is fair. if u think its unfair, beat it. but u're probably one of those who cant , who doesn't have the motivation to do so, and that's why we see so many people complaining about IQs and SATs lately.</p>
<p>@Shifu Yoda, really!?! danng... i wish i had that proctor! XD</p>
<p>Nothing is fair. Make the best of it..</p>
<p>What I find unfair is how stupid kids with loaded parents get diagnosed for "ADD" in
order to basically get double time on the SAT. It's just impossible to determine the extent
to which the "disease" is affecting them and how much extra time is needed.</p>
<p>^What I find unfair is the fact that you have a 2300+ on the SAT and are still worrying about the retarded having good scores.</p>
<p>One of these "disabled" kids with extra time got a 2380...I have a right to be angry.
And if you actually read about ADHD, you'll find that British Psychological Society said this: The idea that children who dont attend or who dont sit still in school have a mental disorder is not entertained by most British clinicians.</p>
<p>^Still it's not the same as a 2380 gained by a normal person...I guess AOs will find that high score suspicious.</p>
<p>If you didn't score at least a 2100 on the SAT Shifu then shame on you.</p>
<p>The only two people I know who received extra time for "disorders" both received 2350+. Both admitted to me that they did NOT need this extra time. Some people may truly need extra time, but many, with the support of their parents, have been unethically diagnosed with ADD or some other disorder. I suspect the vast majority of extra-time recipients are gaining the system for an unfair advantage.</p>