<p>^^^ Amen.</p>
<p>All the detractors need to get some education about statistics.</p>
<p>FACT: Higher SAT scores strongly correlate with a higher income and IQ.
FACT: Higher SAT scores correlate with success in life.
FACT: MOST people who complain about the unfairness of standardized testing are those who score poorly.</p>
<p>Success? How do you define success?
SATās and all standardized testing to discriminate against less wealthy people. As a wealthy person with decent SATās I think I can complain about that. GPA and accomplishments under oneās circumstances are much better indicators of success.</p>
<p>@taterman
SATās the only standardized system we got. If youāve got a better one, by all means, please share. Itāll be completely useless to me though as I am already a senior. :P</p>
<p>The SAT clearly discriminates against poor people like me. If I were rich, I would definitely have gotten a 2400 as opposed to a 2350. ;)</p>
<p>Remember, GPA can vary a lot due to the courses a school takes, their weighing, the schoolās overall rigor and grading scale. AP tests and such offer a decent measuring stick to hold everyone up against. ECās vary greatly as well in scope, dedication and availability. Contextualizing everyone (like āoh, this kid got a C in Spanish III first semester because his beloved grandmother diedā) is an impossible task.</p>
<p>[Average</a> SAT scores fluctuate slightly within class of 2010 - USATODAY.com](<a href=āhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-09-13-satscores_ST_N.htm]Averageā>http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-09-13-satscores_ST_N.htm)</p>
<p>By do Blacks have the lowest average scoreā¦?
Why do wealthy kids have the highest average scoreā¦?</p>
<p>@dapotatoman:</p>
<p>Because there are more blacks who are poor, and poorer kids do worse.
Wealthy kids do better because they can afford test prep, even private tutoring. Also, they likely are surrounded by other kids from similarly advantaged backgrounds, many of whom are aiming for top schools and thus more likely to take the SATs more seriously/study more for them. Wealthy kids also generally have parents who are better educated (thus use more advanced vocab around the house on a daily basis, encourage reading and doing well in school, etc.) and more savvy about the whole process.</p>
<p>This guy I know was famous around school for scoring a 2400 and a 36 on the ACT. Idk about his GPA but he did IB and he was smart so Iām pretty sure 4.0 pr extremely close.
He got rejected everywhere.
He is now attending Northwestern.
He lacked EC. And he was ASian</p>
<p>^^Yes, I am aware of the reasons for the divide. I understand the system and I do not hate it, but I do think there should be better ways of judging a candidate than numbers. Fortunately I think that colleges are moving toward a more balanced admission process. I donāt believe in quantifying a personā¦Also, I am saying this as a member of the upper class with high SATās.</p>
<p>@dhs: cuz no one wants a robot at their school. he shouldāve bothered to check the admissions websites, which all have some variation of āwe want people who are not only smart, but also show community service, leadership and are interesting.ā</p>
<p>There has been no conclusive evidence that SAT test prep course can produce real results. Any promises of increase in scores will be or had already been challenged.</p>
<p>A kidās performance is heavily tied to who his or her parents are. Rich successful parents tend to have rich successful kids.</p>
<p>@Dhs: I know a 2400 asian kid. She goes to Harvardā¦ Case closed.</p>