What good are standardized college and graduate admissions tests?
Various kinds of important information are used to evaluate a student’s readiness for college work. High school grades have great value, but they are subject to variability from place to place. Standardized admissions tests offer colleges and universities a fair and impartial way to compare students from different school situations. Literally thousands of studies have found that the combination of grades plus test scores is a more effective predictor of the student’s readiness than either one alone.
Various kinds of important information are used to evaluate a student’s readiness for college work. High school grades have great value, but they are subject to variability from place to place. Standardized admissions tests offer colleges and universities a fair and impartial way to compare students from different school situations. Literally thousands of studies have found that the combination of grades plus test scores is a more effective predictor of a student’s readiness than either one alone.
