For my research paper, after spending too much deciding what my topic should be, I finally decided to write about SATs for college admissions. Considering that alot of colleges have now chosen to go test optional for their admissions, it sounded interesting to find out why exactly did they do so.In the creative remix, I made a news report to talk about why these colleges have gone test optional, and what students should do, considering the unfairness of the SATs.  During my research paper, I analyzed the various ways in which socioeconomic status of a person and race can create a gap in the SAT score.Several researches which have explored these factors previously, mentioned that reasons such as parents’ education and income level, the racial background of a child, the upbringing, etc contribue to the gap that exists. A study from the harvard education review found that the SAT and the ACT have biases that negatively affect people of color and lower socio-economic status and therefore a lot of students who think that their SAT scores is not the best reflection of who they are, they have the choice to provide colleges with other requirements to show their capabilities. Yet at the same time, students who feel they were not at their best during the four years of high-schools due to any reason and they score relatively well in the SATs, they would want their SAT scores to be taken into consideration.
For the creative remix, I created a news report to explain how based on those factors, colleges are now going optional with the SATs. At the same time, I also mentioned colleges who still take into consideration, the SAT scores. I posted interviews of 2 college admission directors. These interviews were taken from another source at youtube.
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQu76UuZLj8&t=72s
During the process, it was interesting to learn the basics behind a news report and how people make it. I used a variety of softwares to make the video, and it was basically based on the idea of what colleges think about the SATs. For the topic, I was surprised as to how much of a difference the SATs can make based on what class you belong to. The most important thing that needs to be considered is that students from all over the world are required to give SATs for admission to some colleges, which is unfair to many students, because not every student is getting the same facilities for preparing for these tests. There should be changes in the admission process where SAT is still compulsory, to make it fair for more students, and to allow more students to apply.
P.S. For some reason, the blog is not letting me post the video I made.