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[quote=Anonymous]Long past time to drop the SAT/ACT as part of admission process. The SAT/ACT can be gamed legally and illegally. The getting more time is the least of the problems. I really do not know why so many people focus on this one thing. Other kids have been drilled by professionals, shown how to game the test and worked “practice” exams for years. Others just straight out cheat. 2 million test are given a year 4,000 are flagged for cheating. Trust me there are most likely double that number not getting caught.

In addition the SAT really have little to do with how well one will do in college. So what’s the point of using these test? It allows rich people to pay for better results.
[quote]Another factor to take into account is that even when studies do show a relationship between test scores and college success, the correlation is not very strong. In other words, a student who gets a higher score on the ACT or SAT is slightly more likely to be more successful in college, but only slightly. Your standardized test scores don’t always predict your future.
 
Some studies have found that in practice, your high school grades and GPA tend to be better predictors of your eventual college success than your SAT and/or ACT scores. It’s thought that course grades, which are made up of many different assignments and exams over a long period of time, are more comparable to the challenges you’ll encounter in college than your test scores.[/quote]

https://blog.collegevine.com/how-good-are-the-sat-act-at-predicting-college-success/

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