In the state of Texas, all students are required to take the STAAR test, a state standards in core subjects including reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. In the fall semester, students are demanded to take a final and then in the srpoing the students need to take finals in all of their classes as well as STAAR tests. I do not personally agree with having students take standardized testing exams along with a final exam around the same time in the spring. At Bowie High Schools all grades are required to take the STAAR exam and a semester final. I strongly dislike the idea of having four exams as well as the final because I get stressed out and I am not a fan of exam determining my academic level. Many outstanding students may nevertheless do poorly on a standardized test because STAAR results count for %15 of a student’s grade and may impact the student’s grade point average or class rank. For a student applying for competitive colleges like the University o...