Different teachers + same class = unfair advantage

By Stacey Stein, Online Breaking News
December 20, 2011

 Every year when students receive their schedule cards, the first thing they do is eagerly scan the teachers they received. News of the “easy” teachers is greeted with shrieks of delight, while others groan at the disappointment of a “hard” teacher.  Unfortunately, as unfair... Read more »

National Merit system unfair for students

By Sonia Shekar, Saff Writer
March 2, 2011

After hours of flipping through vocabulary flashcards and trudging through PSAT practice tests, high-scoring students have been denied the National Merit Scholarship, while recognition is instead granted to individuals who have scored lower than them. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)... Read more »

SAT policy unfair to the underprivileged

Maya Montayne
Opinions Editor
May 26, 2009

SAT scores have constantly been dramatized as one of the most important components of a college application. For decades the four-hour long test has had the power to completely eclipse four years of high school work, but many colleges, such as Smith College and Wakeforest, are beginning to drop the SAT... Read more »