SAT Testing scores should not limit the applicants to colleges.

Hello again. I, Sam am here to affirm that SAT Testing Scores should not limit the applicants to colleges. I will first refute with what my opponent stated and then rebuild my statements and contentions with sources which I did fail to provide in my Affirmative Constructive. The negative stated that SAT scores are a quick and easy way to gauge a student's ability to succeed. However, when applying to colleges, SAT scores can make or break an application. The negative also stated that the standardized tests such as the SAT are used in conjunction with many other factors to determine if a student is accepted. This may be true, however, there are schools that do accept mainly on SAT scores. The negative also states that Standardized tests are predictable, which sets almost all students on an even playing field. I say, he is wrong. No single piece of information, such as a test, can predict with 100 percent certainty what a student's progress and academic status will be in college. This is because many factors which include personal motivation, which influence your college grades. Combined with your high school grades, the SAT is the best predictor of your success in college. The SAT, therefore, can be of great value to admissions officers and can help you find the right college match. Note when it says "college match", the College board means to say another college with a lower standard and not the college the applicant would like to attend. I will now rebuild my contentions and arguments. As stated previously, my first contention is that students aren't given a big enough chance to enter. First off, the test does not test for knowledge, it estimates intelligence. It is based on standard IQ tests. A student can take the test as many times as they want. Most students take the test once or twice. Research shows that taking the test more than twice won't help you significantly improve your score. So, if a person were to take it an additional time, to try and succeed, according to the statistics they will not do well. My second contention (has changed) and is that the test scores at time can be faulty and invalid. To prove this, I have researched two philosophers, Crouse and Trusheim. In a book they write, "The Case Against the SAT", they conducted the most detailed statistical analysis of the SAT's predictive shortcomings. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the high school class of 1972, they calculated the number of additional correct admissions using high school rank (HSR) alone and with the SAT. With four different measures of undergraduate success, they calculated that using the SAT in admissions adds between 0.1 and 2.7 additional correct forecasts per 100 applicants. My third and last contention (has changed) and is that grades should be worth more because they take longer to aquire. One of the best indicators of a student's aptitude for education are their grades in various classes. A report card could replace the SAT and the ACT and any other test. Grades take time to acquire. A student will be judged with grades in college. It's a no-brainer to everyone. Students who do better in school will do better in another school. This should be the starting point for admission to a college, not some contrived test. Otherwise, why waste your time in middle school and even high school trying to get honor roll? It's not like they look mainly at the grades you have earned through the previous 4 to 7 years of your life. Thank you. Sources: -http://collegeapps.about.com... -http://www.collegeboard.com... -http://hypertextbook.com... -http://www.helium.com...