While standardized tests like the SAT and ACT are widely used to assess the academic abilities of students, the tests are unfair and do not represent all parties equally. Almost all students around the nation participate in standardized tests as part of a requirement. This includes the wealthy students, the middle-class students, and the unfortunate, poor students. The significance in the differences in status is that the rich have far greater resources to prepare for these standardized tests, as parents can afford to pay for tutoring while the poor students have only themselves to rely on. Evidently, there will be great differences in results and performances among these students. Therefore, the test results do not accurately reflect the abilities of certain kids, resulting in an unbalanced, unfair system.

Standardized tests are generally designed with the assumption that test takers are proficient in English, which inherently puts immigrant students or those who have transferred from non-English speaking regions at a disadvantage. This language barrier often makes it difficult for these students to fully comprehend the test questions, resulting in an unfair assessment of their knowledge and skills. As a result, these students are not only challenged by the content of the test but also by the language in which it is presented. This creates a significant bias, as the test no longer measures just academic ability, but also linguistic proficiency. Consequently, the standardized testing system perpetuates inequality, further exacerbating educational disparities between native English speakers and non-native speakers, and leading to an unbalanced evaluation process that disproportionately affects immigrant and transfer students.

Each student should be given an equal chance in standardized tests. The significant inequalities in these tests allow great benefits for certain students, but also great disadvantages for others at the same time. This uneven system for kids struggling to work towards bright futures makes their journey even longer and more difficult. Students with different backgrounds reflect different results because the standardized tests need more equality in representing different parties.