One test does not a student make

Margot, a member of the Collegewise clan, likes to say, "What you do in four hours on a Saturday is much less important than what you do over the course of four years."  Filling in bubbles on an SAT or ACT scantron test sheet will never substitute the time and effort that high schools kids put into their schoolwork.  It doesn't take a genius to figure out that one.  But I was really happy to read this article unveiling the results of a University of California study determining that those standardized test scores don't predict how students will perform in college either.  Take this excerpt for example:

The primary finding was that high school grades are consistently the strongest predictor of any factor of success through four years in college. And contrary to what researchers expected to find, the predictive value of high school grades goes up as students progress through college, even though more time has passed since high school.

So guess what, high schoolers?  All of that late night studying, note taking, and essay writing really WILL help you in the long run!  Doesn't that make you feel better?