My master's wasn't worth it

[Beliavsky]

<p>The [SAT</a> Report on College & Career Readiness: 2012](<a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/homeOrg/content/pdf/sat-report-college-career-readiness-2012.pdf]SAT”>http://media.collegeboard.com/homeOrg/content/pdf/sat-report-college-career-readiness-2012.pdf) says</p>

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the SAT Benchmark score of 1550 indicates a 65 percent likelihood of achieving a B- average or higher during the first year of college, which research suggests is indicative of a high likelihood of college success and completion.

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<p>I doubt that students who cannot be expected to earn a B- average, even with the inflation of college grades that has occurred, should be pursuing bachelor’s degrees.</p>

<p>The [ACT</a> College Readiness Benchmarks](<a href=“http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/college-readiness-benchmarks/]ACT”>http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/college-readiness-benchmarks/)</p>

<p>are
18 English
22 Mathematics
21 Reading
24 Science</p>

<p>which would be a 21 composite score, equivalent to an SAT CR+M score of about 1000.</p>

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The benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject-area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. These college courses include English composition, college algebra, introductory social science courses, and biology.

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<p>Maybe saying that someone with a 1500 3-part SAT score should not go to college is too strong, but I would have real reservations about sending my kids to a 4-year college with such scores.</p>