Why prepare for a college entrance test?
"ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2001 reported an average GPA of 3.22 on a 4-point scale. Because of this grade inflation, college entrance exams are re-emerging as a major factor in deciding who gets into college."
USA Today
"People are increasingly using the SAT [or ACT] to place students in remedial or advanced [college] courses, award scholarships."
Donald Stewart, College Board President
"Studies from Harvard, the University of Michigan, and the Federal Trade Commission all show an improvement in [college entrance] scores after coaching. Still, nothing beats face-to-face attention. Coaching [in cyberspace] is more difficult on the motivational level."
US News and World Report, American Best Colleges
" Beginning September 15, 2001, to receive the State of Ohio High School Diploma with Honors, the graduate will have to obtain honors level score(s) on four of the twelfth-grade proficiency tests or obtain a composite score of 27 on the ACT test or an equivalent score on the SAT."
Ohio Department of Education
"Grades in college prep courses is the most important factor in influencing admission to college. After that, class rank and college entrance scores are most important. [Their importance is nearly identical.]"
National Association of College Admission Counselors
"Virtually all four-year colleges require that applicants take either the ACT or SAT as a way of setting a common standard for students from schools with different curriculums and grading standards.
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Toledo Blade
