SAT: A True Display of Knowledge?

With the weight of studying for SATs hitting down on hard on many teenager’s shoulders, it seems that majority of colleges and universities are going to make it a bit more difficult for students to get in. The University of Georgia has recently decided to start counting the writing portion of the SAT more than the math and verbal portions of the test. Admissions officials believe that this will be a more accurate method of determining whether the student will excel or not. The weight of high school grades will still stay on top along with the essays written for each school. This effect won’t take place until next fall when they begin to accept students.

This isn’t uncommon for universities to start doing, because unfortunately the SAT isn’t a true test of knowledge. The SAT can be taught, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that they can apply their knowledge well if they got 2400.  The rise in perfect scores seems to be increasing, with so many new help books out there to help a student increase their score that they even had to make the test harder at one point. The numbers of perfect scores still seem to be rising, so the SAT is becoming weighted less when considering being accepted to colleges and universities. This could effect numerous students who are applying to colleges, some even being declined because their writing just wasn’t up to par.