SAT/ACT in other countries

btp092
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:17:53 +0000

Can someone explain to me why is SAT/ACT offered in other countries? Besides the money part, of course. More importantly, why do U.S. colleges require an international student to take such a test? If an international student is attending a U.S. high school (with a student visa), or an accredited American high school abroad, then yes, it make sense. However, high schools outside U.S. are different from the ones here. Students outside U.S. don’t have exposure to standardized testing as they do in U.S. high schools, and their curriculum is totally different. I just believe that this requirement puts international students in disadvantage.