Is the SAT a Fair Test?

Reader Response
from Tenzin
July 16, 2002, 1:16 p.m. ET

Hi,
I have read all these responses. I do agree in many basis. Being a minority in a middle class family. I am struggling to go to my choice college. I am a hard working student in a College Prep school. I will be senior soon. My SAT scores do not correlate with my high school grades. However, currently I have no choice. There has been incidents where students who are not dedicated and who cheat in tests score do very good on SAT. This gives them one step up than others whom are dedicated, hard working students who naturally tend to score low on SAT. Therefore, I am forced to take classes that help me to know HOW to take these tests. There has been studies done showing that SAT scores do not correlate with how well one does in college as well as studies showing that SAT scores do help predict the grades one will recieve in college. Hopefully, the coming generation will find a better way of making a standard for all students or maybe there wont' be. Nonetheless, its better to hope than nothing.

Sincerely, Tenzin

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