Resolved: U.S. colleges and universities should not use the SAT and/or ACT for college admission.
Negative Case: I offer the following two advantages and two disadvantages.
Advantage I: Use of the SAT/ACT leads to consistency in college admissions
A.
SAT/ACT use by colleges leads to fairness
The SAT/ACT provides a fair and consistent means by which to evaluate students.
The Manhattan review reported that:
n the later 19th century, it was common for individual universities to have their own
admissions tests or to grant acceptances to students without testing through certification of
specific high schools. Higher education at this time was largely a privilege of the upper
classes, with only about 1 in 25 high school graduates going on to college.”hus, the SAT became a way for all students to earn an opportunity to go to college. In
addition, the SAT also increases opportunities for students who did not do well in high
school to still get into college. Therefore, I offer:
B. SAT/ACT improves chances to get into college for those with a low GPA. (not the best
piece of evidence)
Forbes Magazine on February 7, 2020 reported that:
(e University of Californiaàfaculty review committee echoes this argument,
argument that the tests help system schools identify talented students from low-income
or minority backgrounds.‰n addition to the advantages of the SAT/ACT, the elimination of the test leads to disadvantages.
Disadvantage i:
Eliminating the SAT/ACT is disavantageous
A. Elimination leads to grade inflation and pressure on teachers to give higher
grades.
Forbes reported on February 7, 2020 that
2opping standardized test requirement necessarily means that admissions
committees must rely more heavily on high school grades. But if grades become the
metric by which applicants are judges, high schools will have an incentive to hand out
Aàlike Halloween candy. Grade inflation of this sort could destroy high school GPAÊusefulness as an indicator of student aptitude. Even if admissions committees believe
high school grades are the best measure, SAT scores can still be useful as a check against
grade inflation.‚. Only using grades will lead to more college dropouts.
Forbes gain reports on February 7, 2020
¯r any given high school GPA, a student admitted with a low SAT score is between
two and five times more likely to drop out after one year, and up to three times less
likely to complete their degree compared to a student with a high score.ƒlearly, eliminating the SAT/ACT is disadvantageous. Reject the resolution.

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