Tirhas explores the subject of SATS in her piece. She starts of by explain how prospective students, like herself, are in a pickle when they have bad SAT scores. She does a very thorough job of explaining the world of SATS and takes the opinions of teachers and students into account.
The background music was done quite well in this piece. Everytime she changes subject the background changes to fit the subject. The SAT question part was especially well done, the jeopardy background music made the question more difficult than it already was.
The ending was very satisfying as well. It left me off in a good mood. As a high school student trying to take the SAT, I could really relate to this piece and I would recommend this piece to any other student stressing about the SATs.
The dreaded SATs, the nightmare of all high school students: a standardized test that can measure your "scholastic achievement" (whatever that means.) In students vs. SATs, Tirhas Kibrzghi examines the benefits and flaws of a standardized test that can be used to decide college admissions and scholarships. I liked the piece because as a high school senior who has taken the SATs not once but twice, I see the relevance of this evil test.
Tirhas Kibrzghi uses audio from her own test, including an example math question, interviews with fellow test takers and the senior director of admission at the University of Maryland. The piece is a good blend that highlights problems with the test and reasons for having it, along with some advice for students who have taken the test and may not love their scores. Students vs. SATs is a good feature for shows about the college admission process, the SATs or high school issues.
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Thao To
Posted on October 04, 2008 at 10:38 PM | Permalink
Review of Students vs. SATs
SATS? Are they that scary? The answer is yes.
Tirhas explores the subject of SATS in her piece. She starts of by explain how prospective students, like herself, are in a pickle when they have bad SAT scores. She does a very thorough job of explaining the world of SATS and takes the opinions of teachers and students into account.
The background music was done quite well in this piece. Everytime she changes subject the background changes to fit the subject. The SAT question part was especially well done, the jeopardy background music made the question more difficult than it already was.
The ending was very satisfying as well. It left me off in a good mood. As a high school student trying to take the SAT, I could really relate to this piece and I would recommend this piece to any other student stressing about the SATs.
Libby Donovan
Posted on June 26, 2008 at 03:46 PM | Permalink
Review of Students vs. SATs
The dreaded SATs, the nightmare of all high school students: a standardized test that can measure your "scholastic achievement" (whatever that means.) In students vs. SATs, Tirhas Kibrzghi examines the benefits and flaws of a standardized test that can be used to decide college admissions and scholarships. I liked the piece because as a high school senior who has taken the SATs not once but twice, I see the relevance of this evil test.
Tirhas Kibrzghi uses audio from her own test, including an example math question, interviews with fellow test takers and the senior director of admission at the University of Maryland. The piece is a good blend that highlights problems with the test and reasons for having it, along with some advice for students who have taken the test and may not love their scores. Students vs. SATs is a good feature for shows about the college admission process, the SATs or high school issues.