ACT SAT NMSQT LMNOP

Standardized tests are REALLY unfair.

I just took the SAT the other week.  I thought I rocked its world.

At least I hope...because I didn’t do that hot on the ACT.  I consistently reassure myself by telling myself that I took the ACT on the day that I got sick with something that made me lost 5 pounds over the course of three days.

Regardless.  I’m aware that they’re “standardized” for a reason...To compare every potential college student against one another.  But different schools teach different things.  We’re all prepared differently.  There’s this whole array of different things that the colleges want us to know...but at the same time, our teachers have to teach in order to meet the state requirements.  We can’t satisfy everything.  There are only so many hours in a day.

The science section of the ACT is probably the most unfair section out of both tests.  The questions and scenarios are ridiculous.  The only reason I get through it and score well is by skipping the setup scenario and data ENTIRELY and going to the questions, then looking at a specific set of data and answering the question.  And only look at what the question is asking.  Because all of the information they give you is completely unnecessary, and I would not be surprised at ALL if they are just testing your ability to sort through BS.

That’s what a lot of life seems to be, though, so maybe it’s an applicable part of the test....

Again, it’s just completely unfair for them to judge us and basically determine our future based upon what they think we should know.  Going to college should be determined by our ability to gain knowledge and retain knowledge...not guessing what we’re going to need to know for a  test.