How the New SAT 'Adversity Score' Could Affect Admissions

Heritage Explains

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🗓️ 7 June 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The SAT is a big deal for many American students. The better you do on the exam, the better the school you go to. But with the new “adversity score” being factored in, this could be changing. This week, we break down what this new measure means, why it won’t help students in the long-run, and what needs to happen to fix the problem the adversity score tries to solve.

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0:00.0	From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Tim Desher, and this is Heritage Explains.
0:37.3	Do you remember where you were when you took the SAT or ACT?
0:39.2	I do.
0:42.0	It was a huge deal.
0:47.9	For most, the future of, well, everything depended on the results.
0:50.1	It's Saturday morning and we're in school.
0:51.3	Depressing, isn't it?
0:53.4	We're here to take this test called the SAT.
0:54.8	Well, I'd rather be at the beach working on my T-A-N you are about to take the most important test of
1:01.2	your lives this is the test the colleges look at when they decide who to admit
1:06.9	the next three hours might well determine your entire future.
1:12.9	But I don't want to put any pressure on you, so just relax, have fun, and do the best you can.
1:20.0	Okay, okay, fine.
1:22.7	Saved by the Bell is a goofy, dated example.
1:26.1	But the truths are the same today as they were back then.
1:30.3	These tests mean a whole lot to a whole lot of youth in our nation.
1:36.3	For those who don't know, the Scholastic Abtitude Test, better known as the SAT, is a standardized test
1:44.0	created by the college board, which is
1:46.5	taken by kids in high school for admission into college. It used to be that those with the most
1:52.8	answers correct would have the higher score and have the opportunity to go to a more prestigious
1:58.8	university. But that's changing.
2:02.7	Well, if your kids are taking the SAT test soon, you might want to listen.
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