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Let’s Say Goodbye to SATs
Scholastic Aptitude Test
• Created in 1926 to democratize access to
college for all students
• 1.66 million students took the test in 2013
• 2400 possible points
– 800 Critical Reading
– 800 Mathematics
– 800 Writing
College Admissions
Are They Worth It?

Top New York tutors cost $500-$1,000 per hour
“The best predictor of college success is success in
high school, NOT SAT scores.” –Dr. Hernandez
"No test can measure the skills that matter most in
life:
creativity, perseverance, collaboration, vision, selfdiscipline and the like.” –Bob Schaeffer
Works Cited
• Cloud, John. “Should SATs Matter?” Time. March 2001. http://
content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,101321,00.html
• Cohen, Steve. “Three biggest lies in college.” Forbes. September
2012. http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecohen/2012/09/29/
the-three-biggest-lies-in-college-admission/2/
• Hernandez, Dr. Michele. “Save our teenagers: Ditch the SATs.”
College. March 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drmichele-hernandez/save-our-teenagers-ditch_b_2978676.html
• Murray, Charles. “Abolish the SATs.” The American. American
Enterprise Institute, August 2007. http://www.american.com/
archive/2007/july-august-magazine-contents/abolish-the
• Streetman, Chris. “Abolishing the SAT and ACT.” http://
www.mckendree.edu/academics/scholars/issue18/
streetman.htm

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Let's Say Goodbye to SATs

  • 2. Scholastic Aptitude Test • Created in 1926 to democratize access to college for all students • 1.66 million students took the test in 2013 • 2400 possible points – 800 Critical Reading – 800 Mathematics – 800 Writing
  • 4. Are They Worth It? Top New York tutors cost $500-$1,000 per hour
  • 5. “The best predictor of college success is success in high school, NOT SAT scores.” –Dr. Hernandez "No test can measure the skills that matter most in life: creativity, perseverance, collaboration, vision, selfdiscipline and the like.” –Bob Schaeffer
  • 6. Works Cited • Cloud, John. “Should SATs Matter?” Time. March 2001. http:// content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,101321,00.html • Cohen, Steve. “Three biggest lies in college.” Forbes. September 2012. http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecohen/2012/09/29/ the-three-biggest-lies-in-college-admission/2/ • Hernandez, Dr. Michele. “Save our teenagers: Ditch the SATs.” College. March 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drmichele-hernandez/save-our-teenagers-ditch_b_2978676.html • Murray, Charles. “Abolish the SATs.” The American. American Enterprise Institute, August 2007. http://www.american.com/ archive/2007/july-august-magazine-contents/abolish-the • Streetman, Chris. “Abolishing the SAT and ACT.” http:// www.mckendree.edu/academics/scholars/issue18/ streetman.htm