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minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoACTs and SATs aren’t mandated. Students take them if they want to, just like the ASVAB now. If the SATs were mandated, employers and colleges would expect to see the scores.
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-212 days agoNo one asked to see my state standardized test scores either and those were mandatory to take. This is a bit of a slippery slope fallacy, I think. To be clear, I don’t think anyone should be forced to take the ASVAB.
ACTs and SATs aren’t mandated. Students take them if they want to, just like the ASVAB now.
If the SATs were mandated, employers and colleges would expect to see the scores.
No one asked to see my state standardized test scores either and those were mandatory to take.
This is a bit of a slippery slope fallacy, I think.
To be clear, I don’t think anyone should be forced to take the ASVAB.