September 26, 2008 (vol. 119, iss. 19) • Page Image 4
…. I question Israel Initiating Dialogue, Education and Advocacy's commitment to pro- moting a dialogue of peace between Arab and Jewish students when it allows racist comments to be thrown around and…
…4A - Friday, September 26, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily…
… Sue Coleman sings the praises of the newest crop of students at New Student Con- vocation, telling freshmen that they are the University's smartest, most diverse and most talented incoming class "ever…
… SEE WHYTEY KEtc.rC 6 Single-issue students According to the year-long study, led by the dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard University, standardized tests like the SAT and ACT serve more…
… negative than positive purposes. While they strive to be a fair, uniform gauge of ability, they tend to disadvantage students who can't afford expensive test preparation courses and encourage students to…
… in admissions. This report comes at a time when the test prep industry is raking in billions of dol- lars, profiting from the anxieties of parents and students. And according to this study, these…
… courses work, offering well-prepared students a modest point bump and penal- izing those who can't afford the training. This disproportionately disadvantages poor students who can't afford indepen- dent…
… test prep courses and tend to come from struggling schools that don't prepare their students well for the college admis- sions process. Further, standardized testing encourages students to focus on…
… material covered. This defeats the pur- pose of tests like the SAT and ACT, which are supposed to gauge how much students have learned and how prepared they are for college. Many schools like Smith College…
… greatly in quality, uni- versities still need a way - albeit a flawed one - to gauge the academic capabilities of prospective students. The solution is to change the way uni- versities weigh standardized…

















































