We will be subjected to a large amount of testing throughout high school and college, but why? The test is used to show the amount of knowledge a person has on a particular topic. Usually it is a specific subject and not most of them, standardized tests include all testable subjects such as English, mathematics, science, writing and reading. However, before we can begin our college career, we must take one of two tests, the ACT or the SAT. These two tests determine the college you will enroll in, the amount of scholarships you will receive, and also whether or not you will be accepted into any college. These standardized tests are used by schools because they believe it is an easy way to test a student's ability. However, the problem with doing this is, for example, that the ACT is all multiple choice. Exams like these don't give you the chance to include feedback formulated to show that you at least know something about the topic. Multiple choice exams have this problem, they cannot test information that a person fully knows, it only tests whether they chose the right answer or possibly just guessed it. With just a series of multiple choice questions it can be easy to get a “good” or “bad” score. That's why these tests are imperfect, the results they show prove nothing or really show nothing for that matter. So, the use of these long multiple-choice exams is what the college considers a reflection of a student's grades during his or her first year of college. . The test author himself explains that grade point averages throughout high school paint a better picture than their tests ("The ACT: Biased, Inaccurate, and Misused" 1). Colleges use these standardized tests as a quick measure of ability. However, a test cannot explode...... middle of paper......Mar. 2014.Kohn, Alfie. NP Network. 25 March 2014. . (Kohn)"The ACT: Biased, Inaccurate, and Overused." Right try. FairTest, 20 August 2007. Web. 25 March 2014. . (“The ACT: Biased, Inaccurate, and Overused”) Meaghan, Diane, and Francois Casas. Standardized testing biases and misuse of test scores: Highlighting the Achilles heel of education reform. Canadian Center Policy Alternatives, 2004. 35-50. eBooks. (Meaghan and Casas 35-50)