At present, a large number of high school students to study in the United States, will participate in SAT (the standard U.S. high school students to enter university entrance exam, commonly known as “the U.S. college entrance examination”), and the higher scores to obtain admission to the U.S. elite.
However, recently, including Harvard University, the United States, including some of the most influential university Admissions Committee called on the nation’s universities, do not rely on SAT or ACT results as admissions standards, but turn their attention more closely linked with the high school curriculum, to better reflect student the learning ability of high school usually results. At present, the application for America’s top universities, 90% of the schools will refer students to the SAT results, its importance is evident. If the report has been generally recognized by the U.S. colleges and universities on the entire Chinese market and Chinese students studying the impact will be enormous.
Compared to SAT, usually performance is more important
It is said that enrollment at Harvard University, led by a number of influential president of the University Admissions Committee, spent a year’s time, made up of a dozen-page report. The report’s main point is: college admissions SAT should be considered dispensable, SAT results do not explain the ability of students.
It is understood that in the United States, there are more than 280 four-year colleges do not require the applicant to provide SAT results. The report noted that the current need for a new test, made available to a wide range of student groups, this examination must be better than the existing tests to predict college grades.
Admissions Dean at Harvard, Mr. Fitzsimmons said: “In Harvard University, compared with SAT results, we believe that high school performance and Billing Division of the Council of the University examination results, better able to predict the availability of college students success. Harvard University, is studying the admissions process, how to use standardized tests. Harvard University, eventually may be SAT or ACT test scores as a dispensable option. ”
Training Industry or subject to shock
It is understood that in recent years, U.S. students continue to take the heat, has consistently ranked in the country topped the list for overseas study. Data show that students at their own expense in 2008 the United States ranks first in the world and more than 10 million people. This year, in China, nearly 20 students in the destination country, consulting the United States the proportion of students as high as 35% or more.
U.S. study of the hot market has also brought a training in trades such as TOEFL and the SAT’s “warm spring.” According to statistics, since 2003, SAT visit mainland China since the number of candidates from a 200 people jumped to this year to 1.5 million people. Over the last two years, the number of students to participate in SAT training is doubling year after year. A well-known training group by the end of 2004 began to SAT-based training courses, there were only a few dozen students in 2005 increased to 500 students this year, even up to 2,000 people. Once the United States no longer value SAT college admissions results, there is no doubt that the training industry will be the first to be affected.
For students to concentrate on learning the
For the majority of candidates, this might be a good news there in recent years, international students, SAT scores generally bullish, in order to apply to the Ivy League favorite, and many students spend large amounts of money and energy to prepare SAT exam, or even to achieve the desired score repeated reference; to apply for U.S. universities are required to submit secondary school examination results during the period, and many high school students had to withstand the dual pressures of learning and SAT. Once the SAT is no longer in the elite status of the application, students will not have to put a lot of energy spent in training and examinations, while you can concentrate on the normal high school learning, Harvard’s “anti-SAT movement” is undoubtedly a positive message is being passed to the students – should focus on high school curriculum to learn, rather than the energy and time spent on examination training.
replica gucci handbags, replica watches, replica tag heuer watches, replica rolex watches,replica Chanel J12 watches,replica Cartier Tank Americaine watches
Comments are closed.