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<p>“Test score data from California has shown that test-takers with family incomes of less than $20,000 a year had a mean score of 1310 while test-takers with family incomes of over $200,000 had a mean score of 1715, a difference of 405 points. One calculation has shown a 40-point average score increase for every additional $20,000 in income.” ([SAT</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT]SAT”>SAT - Wikipedia))</p>

<p>Just thought I’d throw that evidence out there for anyone who actually thought race affected SAT scores. “Being” asian/white isn’t the reason most 2300+ people are asian/white. It is because they are more wealthy (for the most part), and therefore have a higher drive to succeed–and live up to their parents. They also probably live in a nicer area and have access to a better education (this is variable of course). And, as someone already said, whites make up the majority of the testing population.</p>

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<p>^Or it could be because there parents are smarter and earn more money, and then have smart children who score well on the SAT. Income is correlated with SAT scores, but it has not been proven to cause it.</p>

<p>Let’s try to end this before this gets out of hand. I’m just showing another explanation, but let’s not argue about it.</p>

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<p>^I agree (both with your point and with not arguing).</p>

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<p>Racism and Stereotyping aren’t the same thing. Just wanted to let that be known :P</p>

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<p>Yes they are different, but often stereotypes lead to racism and vice versa.</p>

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<p>I would also like to comment that, as demonstrated by The Daily Show, the race card is invalid during a black presidency.</p>

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<p>^ That episode was pretty great.</p>

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<p>Let me tell you this, my parents make well over 200k a year, and my dad isn’t particularly smart, however my mom has strong communication skills. Yet, I ended up being a numbers person and my SAT scores were skewed as follows:</p>

<p>800M
720W
660CR</p>

<p>I think my families income led to me having a better education than most, and therefore I did better on these tests. I don’t think I was genetically predestined to score well.</p>

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<p>In the end I think that what mostly affects one’s score is one’s determination to succeed. I’m a Hispanic and my parents make around 100k, but that hasn’t stopped me from succeeding at all. I have an SAT score of around 2000 and have a 4.0 GPA. My numbers prove Collegeboard wrong and they can go take up the A** because they’re not going to get any more money from me after October :D</p>

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<p>Determination, and or educational background determine one’s SAT scores.</p>

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Exactly. You think, but you don’t know.</p>

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Prove this claim.</p>

<p>EDIT: Don’t actually do that, because that will lead to a big argument, but I am just emphasizing that you don’t know that to be true.</p>

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<p>LOL, but don’t actually prove that.</p>