When students apply to colleges, many of what colleges are considering in a application is SAT/ACT scores, college rankings, and applications. But many students don’t consider how flawed the system is until they get rejected. The previously mentioned major components of an application can be greatly general not take in full account the individual student.
One of the major parts that is flawed in the components of an application is the generality of the SAT/ACT. Most colleges take the scores word that the student is a good one and will most likely be successful. But many of these colleges do not research the validity of the tests and their accuracy and go sometimes go by what the test companies say, but a student could just be a good test taker. Also the tests have generally broad questions and components which makes it hard to justify the test say what they say without a given study on the test.
Another aspect of the application that is a issue when colleges look at applications is class rankings. When they look at class rank its almost impossible to gauge a student’s academic prowess to another’s if the they are from different schools and one of them would have a significantly lower class rank. This has been a large issue, to the point where schools stop compiling class ranks because they fear it will hurt their students chances in college. But colleges have gotten around that by making a virtual make-up of class rankings.
The class ranking, actual or virtually compiled, the SAT/ACT, and the general essay of the application make it impossible to get a full account of a student with all the generality of the application. This can put any student at a disadvantage and make college acceptances to a certain point is pulling a name out of a hat.
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