Current Event #6 T3 “SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Will Take Students’ Hardships Into Account”
In summary of the article “SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Will Take Students’ Hardships Into Account” by Anemona Hartocollis. This article explains how College Board, the company that makes and administers the SAT tests, is adding a new category called the Adversity Score. This score will help to tell what challenges students have faced. It was made to gauge which students would succeed in college despite a lower score. It was also made to battle the association between wealthier families and higher SAT scores. College Board seems to think that if a family can just hire the best tutors and teachers, those kids will get higher scores. In my opinion, I think this is a great idea. I agree that it will help gauge students ability better than just the test without it. I think colleges should both look for naturally smart people, but more than that they should look for hard workers. I think people who work hard are more ready for the struggles of college than the students who have every...