SATs predict freshman GPA
The SATs are a frightening part of high school. To sit in a room for four hours while taking a standardized exam sends chills down my spine. In addition to the Math and various English segments, the SATs are now including a writing comprehensive section. That is something I would not have a problem with, writing is easy, it is the multiple choice that gets you.
Studies are showing that the writing portion of this exam predicts a student’s GPA after their freshman year of college. Really? That is very interesting, but how? Many students struggle with standardized exams and do poorly because of the pressure. I would like to know how this can predict one’s grades if he simply does poorly on the SATs, but extremely well his freshman year? I could believe there might be a correlation, but a prediction? I just don’t know about that, it seems a little too in-depth and too extreme to predict for something so unpredictable.
