Introduction

Hook - Through our school careers we have been working for one goal not self-improvement not
mental health but a test; one test that sums up 12 years of hard work late nights and anxiety.
Argument - School teaches us that everyone is unique in their own way, but they decide to
determine our capabilities by a single standard test.
Argument - The SAT and ACT measures a student’s readiness and predicts future academic
success for college but fails to measure progress.
Argument – These tests wouldn’t be a staple in college admissions without holding some
meaningful data for determining who is right to attend college.
Thesis - When it comes to effectiveness the SAT and ACT are similar to a job interview,
because no matter how many questions you ask, you will never fully understand who they are as
a person and how capable they are; you only get a piece of their story.

Body paragraph - capabilities based off one test

Due to an unforeseen circumstance I couldn’t make it to my ACT testing location and there
wasn’t another testing date available. I ended up not taking either the SAT or ACT. The doubt
and regret I felt was immense, just thinking that missing one test would carry the same influence
as 12 years of school. Once I got accepted into Plymouth state university in NH, I thought my
previous mistake was behind me, but I received a call from the school notifying me I wasn’t
accepted into the pre-nursing program because an SAT or ACT score is required. The hypocrisy
of not accepting someone into a program based off a test that has absolutely nothing to do with
their major is astounding. When this happened all the dreams I had slowly been materializing
seemed to dissolve from my head.

Body paragraph – measure progress

Universities should use your high school GPA as the main factor in their decision, not just the
number itself but the history behind it. The grade doesn’t show the adversity and struggles the
student faced in-order to get their grade.
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The issue with most arguments is the author isn’t willing to critique their own stance; in order to
come to a common ground with those who share opposing beliefs both sides must acknowledge
inadequacies in their own.

While SAT and ACT testing is flawed there is merit to keeping them, for instance if standardized
testing is phased out GPA will become the main factor in college acceptance, but no current
university can effectively determine the course load and difficulty behind each letter grade from
thousands of schools across the country. While I still believe standardized tests should be
removed there is a good argument against it.

Thesis -
One test can’t determine who you are as a person and what capability’s you have. The phrase
don’t judge a book by its cover is so heavily ingrained in are heads and those that taught us this
lesson shouldn’t get to pick and choose when its relevant.