Trembling hands, flying graphite, nervous sweat. Anyone who's taken a standardized test recognizes those symptoms instantly. Millions of students take the SAT and ACT tests each year in hopes of earning admission to their dream college, but a growing movement insists these standardized tests are an unfair and inaccurate measure of academic worth. Should colleges continue to consider these tests when determining their future alumni?
Executive Director - Omniac Education
I agree that we shouldn't throw out ACT and SAT and claim "Mission Accomplished!"
But we've already developed an improvement. The AP exams, IB curriculum, SAT Subject tests, and gifted programs across the country have already laid a foundation for a much more accurate testing curriculum.
50 years ago there wasn't an alternative to the major tests. Now ETS and ACT have developed that alternative. It's time for us to move on.
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