Do you believe in the SAT actually working?
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By "working" I would say yes.  What does it do?  It gives another number for schools to make a quick evaluation of a student.  Are the numbers consistant across the board?  No.  But GPAs are not consistant either.  Basically due to the sheer volume of students who apply to universities, something like this is needed, as it would be almost imposible to investigate each and every student who applies.  You need something to weed-out the vastly unqualified students who apply to programs.\n\nDo good students occasionally do bad on the SAT?  Sure, that happens, but the rest of your student portfolio should be able to indiacte that the SAT score was a fluke.
1053119
No it's not going to work. \nIt's scary when you think about judgment day.....
367927
Neither, actually.  Your test scores are only one of a number of things that the college/university will consider in relations to your admissions.  For more information, check out my article on The SAT and Admissions (go to http://collegeuniversity.suite101.com/article.cfm/TheSATandAdmissions) in the college/university section of suite101.com.\n\nBest of luck1
814536
no. and the "FCAT" is so freaking easy. each year gets easier for me. It just test your "skills"
746525
Do you really believe that?
428418
Not well.  720 on PSAT's and 860 on SAT's.  I felt as though I should not even go to college.  However, I did, and it went very well.  I graduated with a 3.5 GPA in economics, have a job paying over 70K a year and moving up.  SAT's mean something, but not everything... you can make it no matter what.  I did!
497145
How long does it last?  It's like the SAT, the score just remains.
876130
Yeah I do.... and i think maybe I should have study more or worked harder... but then think eh...\n\n I'm doing pretty good!
48789
I'm sure anything is possible.  But I would never suggest risking it. As you know the SAT scores really play a big part in deciding which source of higher learning is available.  I'm not trying to be a buzzkill at all.  I just know sometime we make mistakes in our youth that we can never change or fix.  All I ask is you really think it through, at any rate... good luck!
1039172
With many high school students so apathetic about their high-school education (it seems like the majority) the higher education organizations need to decide the ones who will will benefit the most or who has the drive to be a student. The SATs and ACTs are a way of measuring this but of course there are limitations with this approach.
525782
yes\nthe guy who scored a perfect SAT.\n1600 @ the time.\ni believe there's   >  1
741262
No, it's fairly normal. The best thing to do, though, is to leave your options open so that if you decide later you won't have closed any doors. So take the SATs, apply to colleges, and see what is available in the way of other forms of education or jobs, or maybe even grants.
880341
NOPE, no such place. just take it easy, SAT is not all that bad.  besides you can take it more than once if you want, and the higher scores count
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I would say that SAT is a poor measure of "how smart you are", it really isn't a intelligence test.\n\nThe SAT does have a rather good record of predicting college success, but it doesn't tell the whole story.  It also use to have some major cultural biases which causes white men to score better, although it is claimed that has largly been fixed.  Also much of college success is about time managment.  If you work hard, you should do just fine.
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They do work but never quite as well as they suggest they might.\nGive it a try and see what you think.\n///
616223
Absolutely.\n\ngachildofgod: True. Car dealers tend to promise REAL things. Not just lies.
693913
No. I believe that it is working exactly as God intended for it to work.\n\nYou see it the way that you do because you have been mislead about the true nature of God and of reality.\n\nLove and blessings Don