Is the SAT an accurate indicator of success in college?

[HappyPuppy]

Just curious since institutions of higher education seem to put so much faith in it.

 

[nycxandy]

No, how can one test be accurate? There are too many factors that can influence the test result.

And schools put so much faith in it because it's the only thing that they can use to directly compare students. Grading varies by school and coursework.

 

No, but the best SAT thread determines who wins at life.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

I say no because I didnt even take the SAT and Im doing great in college...

 

[FleshLight]

I believe the University of California admitted in some article that the SATs were not an accurate indicator of success in college.

 

[imported_judge]

No sat test is just that a test. Some people do on test really good and some don't
the way i look at it is college/university is just a game. The way i look at school, you play the game right and you get your batchilor degree. If you want to get ahead of the game then go for masters/ law school

 

[theNEOone]

hell no. i got a 1210 and went to cornell (median was something like 1350 when i went) and i graduated w/ a 3.2. i majored in molecular biology and i almost double majored in economics. (about 2 classes short) cornell grades on a curve, so # of F's = #of A's. w/ a 3.2, i did better than the majority of students there.


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[Anubis]

nope

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: judge
No sat test is just that a test. Some people do on test really good and some don't
the way i look at it is college/university is just a game. The way i look at school, you play the game right and you get your batchilor degree. If you want to get ahead of the game then go for masters/ law school

lol, i want to know what game you play to get your "batchilor" degree. jesus kid, where are you going to school, at a community college?


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[HappyPuppy]

This confirms what I was thinking.

I hear about people who max the SAT once in awhile and I've always wondered how they did in college and their subsequent careers.

 

[Kelvrick]

No. I know some people who got like 1000 and are doing pretty well, and a guy with 1600 who has just been kicked out and has to wait a year before re-enrolling.

 

[sniperruff]

how about a poll

and no, SAT does not evaluate what you've learned fairly, and no, you do not use what you've learn in college most of the time

 

[wkabel23]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
This confirms what I was thinking.

I hear about people who max the SAT once in awhile and I've always wondered how they did in college and their subsequent careers.

Scoring a 1600 isn't that hard. For some people they can just do it without studying, but through preperation anyone can get a 1500+ IMO. It's such a formulaic test it's ridiculous.

 

[Babbles]

I would say no, however it is really the only measuring stick out there.

 

[Ricochet]

The SAT is not a good indicator of how well you do in college, but it could be your foot in the door. Those who coast by in HS and earn 3.9/4.0 GPA usually won't do as well as those who put in a lot of time and effort to earn 3.3-3.7 GPAs. The workload in college is significantly much more than HS and those who are use to doing the work are much more prepared for college.

 

[Quasmo]

NO... I did extremely well (800 math / 680 verbal), that just proves that I'm good at taking tests and have problem solving skills. It doesn't show motovation (or lack there of). I went to Georgia Tech and dropped out. I even went to community college and did poorly. The reason... cause I wasn't doing what I loved, 2nd semester at community college I started taking art classes and made deans list, and now I'm at a prestegious art school, majoring in film and television, and loving it. Don't base how well you do, on a score. You'll do well if you love what you're doing and are willing to put forth effort into something you enjoy doing.

 

[HermDogg]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
hell no. i got a 1210 and went to cornell (median was something like 1350 when i went) and i graduated w/ a 3.2. i majored in molecular biology and i almost double majored in economics. (about 2 classes short) cornell grades on a curve, so # of F's = #of A's. w/ a 3.2, i did better than the majority of students there.


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Cornell College or University? I ask because I'm checking out Cornell College and haven't heard a thing about a curve.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
hell no. i got a 1210 and went to cornell (median was something like 1350 when i went) and i graduated w/ a 3.2. i majored in molecular biology and i almost double majored in economics. (about 2 classes short) cornell grades on a curve, so # of F's = #of A's. w/ a 3.2, i did better than the majority of students there.


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Well, I got a 1480 and went to Cornell too, and I graduated with a 3.9 in EE.

1480/1210 = 1.22
3.9/3.2 = 1.22

Coincidence? I think not

 

[preslove]

No. Admissions offices just use them because there is no other quick way to judge applicants "objectively" i.e. high school gpa's can be skewed depending on what kind of HS a student goes to. Large universities don't have the time to look at each applicant individually so they just use a bullshit test to help organize the applicants.

 

[Gurck]

In a word, No. There's far more to success than having the tools; you need to use them.

 

[TheVrolok]

No. Enough said.

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: judge
No sat test is just that a test. Some people do on test really good and some don't
the way i look at it is college/university is just a game. The way i look at school, you play the game right and you get your batchilor degree. If you want to get ahead of the game then go for masters/ law school

lol, i want to know what game you play to get your "batchilor" degree. jesus kid, where are you going to school, at a community college?


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LOL.

I got mai batchilor's digreeh in bye-awwwlugee.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: judge
No sat test is just that a test. Some people do on test really good and some don't
the way i look at it is college/university is just a game. The way i look at school, you play the game right and you get your batchilor degree. If you want to get ahead of the game then go for masters/ law school

obviously you lost this game

 

[RabidMongoose]

It's not a completely accurage measurement. However, I would guess that the higher SAT scores would correlate to better success in college..on average of course.

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
It's not a completely accurage measurement. However, I would guess that the higher SAT scores would correlate to better success in college..on average of course.

Agreed. Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule, but I think one could safely assume that, on average, someone with a 1500 SAT score will be more successful in college than someone with a 900.