Friend Or Foe – How Should Students View The SAT?
How important is the SAT? What if I don’t do well? Does my future depend on my score? Approximately 2.2 million students took the exam in the last year, and these questions were most likely asked by each and every SAT student. The majority of SAT students are, at least at some level, intimidated by the SAT and anxious of the repercussions of a poor score. In many ways the test has developed into a construct that many view as all-important. Unfortunately the SAT is often viewed as a deal maker or breaker, instead of being viewed as a test that measures a fairly limited set of values. And because of this viewpoint, many approach the SAT preparation process with a large amount of anxiety – because they are seeing it as a measure of their worth, their intelligence and their only chance to get into the school of their choice. It is certainly understandable that some students experience anxiety and fear with regard to the SAT; in many schools and in many families the SAT is viewed as the mos
