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...where does this leave us in real-life terms? Well, when I agreed to write this article, I was not so naive to think I would eradicate the now-common practice of the “all-nighter” prior to exam day—a practice that I’m sure is as old as formative examinations themselves. And, while I truly believe that sleep deprivation after the fact is devastating to those newly formed memories, perhaps I can think orthogonally. Perhaps I can offer an alternative suggestion...
...educators are striving for just that purpose—to educate—then I wonder if the traditional, all-encompassing exam at the end of the semester is the best option, since it seems to trigger a behavior quite oppositional to efficient memory development. While this examination method has been and continues to be debated, as a sleep researcher who understands the beneficial effects of a full night of shuteye, I can’t help thinking that logic, backed by scientific fact, must prevail...
This year over 1.4 million high school students will spend a grueling Saturday morning taking the infamous SAT I exam in an effort to gain admission to a post-secondary institution. One of the great trademarks of the college admissions process, the SAT I, is still required by over 80 percent of colleges throughout the nation. And Harvard is no exception; in fact, an extremely high SAT score is practically a necessity for admittance to Harvard—the average score of accepted students is around 1490, a score in the 99th percentile. But as the SAT I gets...
Although the obsessive culture of test preparation persists, proponents of the SAT I maintain that the exam works as a helpful indicator of future academic success. Harvard’s Director of Undergraduate Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis maintains, “The SAT I has been a long time valuable tool for us;” similarly, Julie Peterson, a spokesperson for the University of Michigan, supports the SAT I for its “predictive value in how a student might succeed...
...from admissions officers at elite institutions, an investigation conducted by the UC schools system—the single largest institution to require both the SAT I and SAT II—revealed the SAT I was a worse indicator of future performance than the SAT II exam or high school GPA. The study also revealed that reliance on the SAT II reduced the effects of socio-economic differences among applicants, thus correcting the major complaint against the SAT I. Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 recognizes those predictive shortcomings...