<p>Oh my god! That’s so stupid! It really does not test readiness for college. You’re probably already in college, since you seem to know how important this test is in university life. What SAT skills are you using at your college? The endurance to take a ridiculously long test? The ability to properly use the word “archipelago” in a sentence? </p>
<p>And I really don’t know what college you go to, but here we don’t ever talk about the SAT. And test-taking is definitely NOT as important as it’s cut out to be. Work, participation, ability to read, ability to talk to your peers and professors…that’s really what you need to know. Plus, taking a midterm or final in a course is so vastly different from taking the SAT. First of all, it’s knowledge worth knowing and it’s probably actually going to be important in your life. I see plenty of people who got 1800s on the SAT and are doing very well. And at the same time I see people who got 2390s who should probably go back to high school. I did very well on the SAT and I feel like it did very little for me (besides getting me to college) and I think many would say the same. </p>
<p>I hope everyone else will at least admit that there are so many better ways to gauge whether or not someone’s “ready for college.” Even the college board is thinking about finding a different way to do so.</p>
<p>It’s just amazing that even after people have taken the SAT and have gotten into college, they still believe that the test is important.</p>