Determining college readiness is a critical component in determining who will be considered a good candidate for admission to a college or university. The last thing colleges want is for students to qualify for admission and drop out, this affects the dropout rate and graduation rate. According to Robin Chait and Andrea Venezia (2009), about 83 percent of high school graduates enroll in some form of postsecondary education, but only about 52 percent of students graduate. Furthermore, a very small proportion of students complete a degree in four years: "among students starting at "four-year" institutions, only 34 percent complete a bachelor's degree in four years, 64 percent in six years, and 69 percent in eight years and more. six months. » Colleges still want students to graduate and support their alma mater. However, it starts with deciding which students are mentally ready and determined for the task ahead of them, college. In today's society, we struggle to find an appropriate definition of college readiness. This is the main reason why statistics and graduation rates are suffering so much. Just because a high school student turns 18, graduates from high school, and has functional literacy, does that really prepare students for college? Many of us struggle to properly define college readiness. Some may say that college readiness is the ability to know how to read and write. Some high schools may even feel ready simply because they graduated from high school; however, according to the ACT Activities Release, college readiness can be defined by the ability to compare to the ACT preparation system. Additionally, students must also have academic behavior that includes student...... middle of article...... retrieved from: http://www.momsmiami.com/?a=profile&u =2&t=blog&blog_id=976Kelly Roell . (2009). SAT Test 101. Retrieved from: http://testprep.about.com/od/sat/a/Basic_SAT_Info.htm Andrew Ujifusa. (Wednesday September 22, 2010). La Gazette.Net. SAT participation among 2010 minority graduates of Montgomery County schools is declining. Retrieved from: http://www.gazette.net/stories/09222010/montsch231827_32535.phpThe Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. (2006). Graduation rates for black students remain low, but modest progress is beginning to show. Retrieved from: http://www.jbhe.com/features/50_blackstudent_gradrates.htmlDavid T. Conley. (2008). Directorate of Education. Flight. 66 n°2. What makes a student ready for college. Retrieved from: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct08/vol66/num02/What-Makes-a-Student-College-Ready%C2%A2.aspx