<p>seriously, ( in my opinion) The S.A.Ts is such a annoying test…want to know why?
for those of you who says it measures smarts; well ( to me), it doesn’t
why would you test someone on their abilities && smarts when you dock points…the points you missed on the S.A.Ts is not particulary points you got wrong but points that were deducted…now who can you measure smarts if your deducting earned points?..what kind of BS is that? I mean sure you need some prior knowledge and reading skills but whats the whole purpose of taking of 1/4 points for each wrong answer. makes no sense</p>
<p>&& then they have the audacity to make it ten sections for like almost 4 hours. who sustains for that long??..God Bless CollegeBoard. (((Shaking my head)))</p>
<p>Overall, the test (to me) just measures how well you’re able to take a test i.e (process of elimination) && basic time management skills i.e (skippin hard questions for easier ones)…</p>
<p>it’s actually just SAT, without dots. it technically doesn’t stand for anything anymore because they didn’t want to call it an aptitude or an achievement test, i find that interesting…</p>
<p>I think it includes the dots because acronyms should always include dots. But what does SAT stand for then? if it doesn’t include the word aptitude or achievement?..</p>
<p>“First of all, SAT no longer stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test, the original name of the test when it was introduced in 1941. Although you may still see that name occasionally, the College Board, the not-for-profit educational association that sponsors the SATs, decided to let the acronym stand on its own as a way of addressing controversy about the meaning of the word “aptitude.” The College Board also rejected the alternative “Scholastic Assessment Test.” (English teachers probably pointed out that this name was redundant, since assessment means test.)”</p>
<p>nope…not at all…I actually scored an 1850 [big whooop]…but I walked home thinking why is a 4 hours test able to make or break acceptances, especially at schools like Harvard which are SAT saavy</p>
<p>I believe the reason they deduct points is so that it (sort of) measures what you know, as opposed to what you guess. It discourages complete guessing. </p>
<p>I do totally agree that it is a waste of time and money, however (And no, I didn’t get a low score, my percentile was 99+). I did a whole research paper on how SATs are biased and don’t actually measure what they say. The thing that made me the most angry? They don’t even have a reason for the time limits beyond the logistical–the longer the test takes, the harder it is to find a place to hold the test and people to supervise. The test isn’t designed to measure how well you work under pressure or how fast you work. SO DUMB.</p>
<p>I agree, ACT is definitely less annoying and for some reason I did way better on it. The writing portion is easier I thought too because it was less of an abstract question, like the “is beauty in the eye of the beholder” or whatever question on the SAT.</p>