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Abolishment of SAT

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  Abolishment Of The S.A.T.
  
  There have been many controversial issues and concerns about the standardized
  
  tests used in the college admission process. The greatest concern is about the Scholastic
  
  Aptitude Test, commonly known as the SAT. This test is used nationwide by almost all
  
  colleges and universities for purposes like admissions, scholarships and honors
  
  programme acceptances. Many people have various opinions about the importance or
  
  unimportance of the test, but in my own humble opinion, I see the SAT just as a
  
  gambling game, high scores, gateway to college of choice and low scores, take test again
  
  or apply somewhere else. Therefore, I think that the SAT should be abolished, because it
  
  only judges the ability one has to take the test instead of the ability and desire one has to
  
  learn.
  
       I will note down my reasons as to why I think it should be abolished. First, the
  
  SAT is not tied to high school curriculum, not linked with skills and requirements needed
  
  to succeed in college and also not embedded within the teaching done in the classroom...