Speaks Out

Do you think the SAT I test is fair and accurate in
judging UC admissions? If you believe it should be omitted, what do
you think should replace it? Alexis de la
Rocha Second-year Undeclared “I don’t see how
one test can determine how much you’ve learned in high
school. I think it should be based on academic merit, community
involvement and your lifestyle. I don’t think the test is
necessary. There’s so much more you can judge an actual
student on by looking at what they did during their four years in
high school.” Brad Sharp Third-year Business
economics “Yes, because you need some kind of standardized
testing in admissions. I think that the SAT has been a fair factor
in admissions for the majority of universities in the United States
and I don’t understand why the UC system has a problem with
it. The SAT is more like an IQ test ““ so it doesn’t
really test as much of what you’ve learned in school.”
Alfredo Sulit Sixth-year Design “The SAT is
reflective of the education you receive in high school. Ideally,
we’re all supposed to get the same education, but it’s
very unequal. If you really want to level out the playing field, I
would say take a lot of resources and give more opportunities to
the kids who don’t really have them. People think the
solution lies in the changing of some test ““ I think the
solution lies in changing the system itself.” Adia
McKinnon Second-year Psychology “Everyone is
perceived differently and a lot of times people see your
performance on the SAT as how intelligent you are ““ and
that’s not necessarily true. I think that (the SAT I) could
be one of the tests used to determine admissions, but it
doesn’t have to be the only test you take to get into this
school.” Speaks Out compiled by Amanda Fletcher, Daily Bruin
Senior Staff. Photos by Mandy Whiting, Daily Bruin Contributor.