SAT

SAT does not measure student’s preparedness for college life as much as student’s economic background. Studies showed that SAT is not good in predicting college grades. What SAT is good is in indicating student’s economic, social, and racial status. Those who get high scores in SAT are usually white wealthy males. Poor students, females, blacks and Latinos receive lower scores. Therefore, there is a discrimination of certain type from the beginning. Applicants with low income, usually African and Latin Americans, do not have money to pay for preparation classes and their educational background does not allow them to pass it without preparation. Thus, they are in inferior position.

Any country will benefit from National Service

Any country needs its people to be responsible for others. It means not only for other people, but also feel responsibility for everything that surrounds you. That is what National Service do. It helps increase awareness of other people, your community, your country, etc. Cleaning up beaches, helping in an animal shelter, teaching children in a local school are all activities that teach people to respect others, help them without thinking about salary, learn more about people from different backgrounds. Despite all benefits that National Service brings, government should not make it mandatory for all. It should popularize National Service through different rewards, give more educational opportunities for those who volunteer, teach them new skills, etc. There many ways to promote the idea of National Service.