IQ tests instead of SATs?

eugenia
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:31:51 +0000

SAT = tests how well you can take & prepare for a test
IQ = tells you how much intellectual capacity you have

i don’t know which is the lesser of two evils.

someone could be a really bad student but still be technically intelligent, thus recieving a high score on an IQ test. however, a bad student would not put as the time and effort as (i think) most people do to prepare for the SAT. therefore, the SAT does test a skill necessary for college. the IQ – not so much

i think elementary school kids should be required to take an IQ test though
putting the smarter kids together could help the lazy stragglers feel pressured to learn.