After reading the the posts about the class discussion about the SAT from Megan's blog, I have realized there are lots of downfalls to that test.
I never thought about the cost being a factor for students. Some people probably couldn't even take the exam because they didn't have the money for it. This is a big deal because almost every college or university takes an SAT score into account before they accept you.
Being a slow reader, I understand how hard the reading portion of the SAT was for me. I like to take my time and dissect every sentence and because of the time limit, I had to skip at least one whole passage each time I took it (which was three times).
I think one good thing about the SAT is that you can take it as many times as you want. Schools also accept your best scores from each of the sections. This feature is great because it allows for trial and error with the test.
All in all, should the SAT be taken out, revised, or stay the same??
I agree about the time limits for each section. I think that you should have an ample amount of time in each section so that you can do your best in each section. Most students find themselves rushed and forcing answers down that they haven't really gotten to deeply think about. I'm like you, I read really slow because it takes some time for me to really understand a passage, especially if it's about something that I have not read about.
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