Would it be better to give an IQ test rather than the SAT test for U.S. College Admission?
January 26th, 2010 | 
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An IQ test presumably measures inherent intelligence, and the SAT was originally intended to do just that. An IQ test would eliminate unfair advantages gained from students who can afford expensive test prep. as well as those trained to do well on the test for years versus those who are too poor or too disadvantaged.
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I am fromt he U.S. and my question was not on whether I should send my IQ test scores to my colleges as well but more an opinion on whether an IQ test should be given over an SAT test from college admission XD. Moreover, some IQ tests test spatial intelligence (your interpretation of shapes etc.) and artistic intelligence as well. Also, athletic minds are judged already in admission when couches of top universities (or scoutss) sit in on some games of high school athletes as well as judging their athletic records.
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I’m from the US and colleges aren’t going to consider your IQ test. I have never even heard of someone taking an IQ test and sending it to their college. No one does that here.
Um yeah, I guess i agree. The IQ would be more of a "how much potential you have" where as the SAT is more "how booksmart are you?"
The problem is that some people have artistic minds, some have math minds, some have science minds, some have athletic and strategic minds. The SATs and I.Q. tests can’t measure that.
The point of SAT is no longer to determine how intelligent you are but how well you can play "the game." The way I see it, success in college does not necessarily coordinate with an individual’s intelligence. What the SAT measures is your ability to "figure out" what the testers want and give it to them. The questions are not difficult, only tricky. The test rewards good time management, vocabulary, logical reasoning, verbal expression, and test preparation skills– all of which are very important for the college student, believe me.
You can do well on the test without expensive test prep. If you read a lot and pay attention in your classes, you can prepare without much effort. You can get a prep book from the library, or look up "free SAT prep" online. I got a perfect score, and I spent a grand total of $10 on test prep.
I understand what you are saying about the poor and disadvantaged, but I really don’t think IQ testing would make it more fair for them. I think we really need to rebuild America’s education system from the ground-up. The SAT does a perfectly serviceable job for the way higher education is set up right now.
I think this is a very good question. While the IQ test allows college admission officers to see what are the strongest and weakest points of the students, and their main intelligence, SATs are just a straight-to-the-point "thing" you have to grind your way through. To get a good score on the SATs, you don’t have to be truly brialliant, you just have to practice the right techniques 24/7 and memorize all the fomulas.
Colleges mainly look at SAT scores so just play it safe and put both.
Unfortunately you cannot give IQ scores as a substitute for SAT scores, although I think they can be substituted quite accurately, as both have measurable standards of deviations and medians.