<p>I guess but the effects of this would be miniscule, at max the evil test preppers would lower my percentile by not that much. </p>
<p>Test-preppers than benefit from test prep/total amnt of applicants = percentile lowering</p>
<p>I don't think it'd be that much, but I do think that a few good techniques and practice tests from CB/Kaplan can do a whole lot even without classes. I guess it might be bad for people to 'unfairly' raise their SATs, but admissions is about more than that.</p>
<p>You do know that people in better economic situations, etc. are EXPECTED to do higher on the SAT, right?</p>
<p>A 2000 from someone in a crappy situation is arguably better than a 2100 from a rich kid.</p>
<p>I think that's BS also.</p>
<p>A good portion of test-preppers can get official SAT graders to grade their practice essays. How is that not unfair?</p>
<p>20$...? diet for a week.</p>
<p>also libraries DO have books</p>
<p>Whoa, talk about bumping old threads.</p>
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And you're OK with that? You're OK with someone being able to raise their scores to equal yours just because they have $1,000 more to waste than you do?
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I personally am OK with it. If someone is willing to put in $1000 worth of effort into raising their SAT scores, then they deserve it. </p>
<p>If we're not to prep for SAT's through private companies, then we shouldn't take good English and math classes as well.</p>
<p>If you're not ok with it, then don't participate in it.</p>