Students vs. SATs
Each year, the College Board’s Scholastic Aptitude Test, commonly known as the SAT, strikes fear into the lives of about one and a half million high school students who take the exam as part of the college application process. An SAT score is used by universities as a predictor of how well a student will perform as a college freshmen, but many students say the test carries too much weight. Here's Youth Voices Reporter Tirhas Kibrzghi…
About Tirhas
Age: 17
Grade/School: Senior, Bladensburg High School, Maryland
Hobbies: Writing; cooking; watching TV
Motto: “Tomorrow’s coming, so don’t let today pass you by.”