Whether or not you think your admission to college should be governed by your SAT score, there is evidence that it is, and that a mere 30 point jump in your Critical Reading score can get you into college. For more information, take a look at this USA Today article from May 2009. What do you think? Are colleges relying too much on SAT scores?
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Tags: College Admissions, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Prep, SAT Scores
Kate Hedman, MSEd, has been helping students succeed on the SAT for seven years. She has been a verbal teacher with ESC for six years, and taught high school English for three years. She loves reading about new advances in brain research that she can use in the classroom to help her students learn how to achieve higher scores on the SAT.
These points can be crucial: Especially when it comes to a school that is one of your first choices. It may also be crucial for student athletes who want to at least hit the minimum score to accept a scholarship to a specific university. For example, to get into Alabama, you need @ least a 950 which is far above the minimum of 820 the NCAA states is the bare minimum. This practice means only one thing: Despite if you’re a student or student athlete, the school you’re entering wants you to succeed: In school.