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Are Students Really Ready for College?

By James Alfonsi, Diamond Beach

To the Editor:

Over the summer I did a lot of evaluations of high school seniors getting ready for the college acceptance procedure. Most had report cards that showed them as “A” students from high schools considered to be good at getting candidates ready for college. Half of the candidates I tested were not on the 12th level when given tests to judge their vocabulary and math levels. Most likely when colleges give them their placement testing, many will be candidates for zero credit remedial and corrective classes.

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