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8th Grade College Readiness Exam Delayed by Economic Conditions
The College Board announced that it was delaying The Readistep exam due to the economic hardships schools are currently experiencing (Steinberg, New York Times, 5/14/09).The exam was a response to the ACT Explore exam.Both were targeted towards 8th graders in preparation for more rigorous high school and college coursework.FairTest and others have criticized the exam as pushing the college admissions panic down to the middle school level.
While yet another standardized test does appear to add stress to students who already suffer from test fatigue, it is important to understand that students often have formulated their goals to attend college (not necessarily specific schools or majors) during the middle school years.It is critical that students find support and information regarding the college admissions process prior to entering high school, in order to be in the best position possible to take the more rigorous classes necessary for college admissions.
Janelle Jalbert
May 2009
Janelle Jalbert is the founder of Edusistance, a company assisting in education and business. Currently, Janelle is heading the “Race to College Success” program to assist students with a variety of college issues including: college preparation, college admissions, general education concerns such as SAT, ACT, and other test prep, college options, college majors, financial aid, scholarships, career planning, portfolio and resume development, essay writing, and such. Visit www.racetocollegesuccess.com for details. You can also follow Janelle and Race to College Success on Twitter (RacetoCollege) Facebook (RacetoCollegeSuccess), and MySpace (Race to College Success).
