An article about the biggest drop in SAT scores in 31 years, and how it so calls “misses the mark,” is about the test and how students seem to not want to take, or didn’t bother to re-take, the SAT. The article also talks about Bates College, and how the college made it optional for students to use SAT test scores when applying. They also explained why Bates decided to do this. When students get bad SAT scores, they think they can’t pull off college with their SAT scores and decide not to go.

I agree. I have two friends who have taken the SATs and did not get good scores. They decided to go to college, and they were having panic attacks whenever they thought or heard “SAT,” “tests,” “scores,” portfolio” and “college.” They were wrecks until their college interviews.

SATs shouldn’t count. If colleges and universities didn’t bother to look at SATs, more students who have the potential to work hard would apply. They would also have smarter students applying, instead of just the rich kids coming in. There are a lot of able students out there who are terrible at testing.

There are also smart kids who have a bad day, and when that bad day falls on a test, they can get discouraged. This would be better if colleges decided to check the SAT scores, but then also check something else to tell if they are college material.

Emily Poirier