Colleges should require scores if test is taken

[Anonymous]

I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

Of course they should.

[Anonymous]

Ok then. Just don’t apply to schools that don’t then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

Thanks for sharing. I disagree.

[Anonymous]

You should get together with the poster that wants to enforce AP tests. Or are you that poster?🤔

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

Thanks for sharing. I disagree.

Do you think that students should likewise be able to drop any grades they don’t like in school, and then conceal that information from AOs?

If not, why do you think it’s OK to cloak a poor performance on a standardized test but not a poor performance on a homework assignment or a group assignment or a quiz? Just curious …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should get together with the poster that wants to enforce AP tests. Or are you that poster?🤔

Not the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

But that works against social engineering the class, which is what the schools want. They want URMs and first generations AND the high test scores that can be reported to USNWR. Viola! that is the system we have but no one wants to admit it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

Ok...thank you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

Thanks for sharing. I disagree.

Do you think that students should likewise be able to drop any grades they don’t like in school, and then conceal that information from AOs?

If not, why do you think it’s OK to cloak a poor performance on a standardized test but not a poor performance on a homework assignment or a group assignment or a quiz? Just curious …

This is about what schools want from students to make their decisions. Some schools want essays. Some don’t. Some put weight on scores. Some, like the entire UC system, don’t accept them at all. Some schools only look at weighted GPAs and other only look at unweighted.

Maybe there’s a school that lets applicants pick a class for which they don’t want calculated into their gpa. They would be doing whatever works best for them.

You seem to be trying to control what every school should require for admissions. Why?

[Anonymous]

Ah, so your kids "tests well". We see you.

[Anonymous]

I have no problem with TO. I have one high scorer and one low scorer. One at a great school and I have no doubt the other will land at equally great school. If tests were eliminated, I think they’d both end up at the same place — a place that’s good for them.

[Anonymous]

Agree

[Anonymous]

Great. Start your own college or become the admissions director at a school. Then you can make the rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I”m all in favor of those who don’t test well deciding not to take the SAT or ACT. But I think colleges should require th3 scores for any test taken. I think Georgetown has it right - require all scores. That still leaves the decision with the student and his/her parent. But also allows the colleges to have the most complete information available to make decisions.

Thanks for sharing. I disagree.

Do you think that students should likewise be able to drop any grades they don’t like in school, and then conceal that information from AOs?

If not, why do you think it’s OK to cloak a poor performance on a standardized test but not a poor performance on a homework assignment or a group assignment or a quiz? Just curious …

This is about what schools want from students to make their decisions. Some schools want essays. Some don’t. Some put weight on scores. Some, like the entire UC system, don’t accept them at all. Some schools only look at weighted GPAs and other only look at unweighted.

Maybe there’s a school that lets applicants pick a class for which they don’t want calculated into their gpa. They would be doing whatever works best for them.

You seem to be trying to control what every school should require for admissions. Why?

Pointing out the incongruity of the system. It’s been distorted by meddlesome parents whose kids test poorly, and now all of us get a lottery ticket. Thanks.