Hello fellow colleague/s, I am typing this to let you know where I am at with my research paper

and also where I want to be further down the line. I currently have my introduction to the

research paper and have a solid first body paragraph that is about the information that I gathered

from ​The Early Admissions Game ​, but I want to type keep typing maybe one or two more

paragraphs on the same book because of its rich information that can help my research. I want to

have one paragraph for each one of the sources by the end and hopefully have a good argument

with supportive information from the sources to back it up. A question that I have is whether I

should tie in an opposing argument that argues in favor of standardized testing with an argument

against it. Also, do you think I am beginning to build an argument against standardized testing

without sounding biased and instead building it solely on facts from my sources?Thank

Christian Rodriguez

Instructor : Emily Kane

RC 1000

Standardized testing is well known in the United States by its citizens and is crucial to the

future of many of the students who take the test in any of the forms in which it is presented. The

results of these standardized tests determine entire futures every year. Many students are being

ignored because of their “low” scores which the institutions categorize because they have made

the admissions process a very difficult procedure by setting standards with high test score

requirements. This research project will investigate whether standardized test in America like

the SAT and ACT are effective in representing a high school junior or senior.
 The Early Admissions Game​ has compared the admissions process to a competition that

students all around the country compete in. However, there are flaws in the admissions system

that the book wants to tackle like disadvantages between students who apply early and students

who apply for regular decision. In the first chapter , “The History of Early Admissions,” the

admissions policy was explained to be just a process for high school seniors to have a guaranteed

spot in the college. However, it then explains that no one anticipated the admission programs to

grow so rapidly that it would sooner than later be a competition for the school to lure in the best

of the best from around the country, making this process now one of the most stressful moments

for a high school senior rather than a less stressful option for applicants as it was initially

intended to be.

3rd paragraph - continue on The early admissions game

4th paragraph - students want to get rid of standardized testing

5th paragraph - benefits of standardized testing

6th paragraph conclusion