<p>PR says that good SAT scores make admissions officers more likely to give you the benefit of the doubt when evaluating you in other areas that might not be as strong (with the possible exclusion of an abysmal GPA). What do you all think?</p>
<p>Also, the Kaplan always has quotes about what a 2400 test-taker does in their 2400 edition, but when forced to use a pronoun(?), they always use 'her'. I have my own theories, but why do you all think this is?</p>
<p>Maybe the author is a woman?</p>
<p>It still seems like a kind of tactless thing to print (even though putting 'he' would have been worse).</p>
<p>They want to be PC</p>
<p>Wow . . . that's not good at all, then, if political corectness means a reversal.</p>
<p>To keep consistency? Call me crazy, but I think it would sound weird if Kaplan wrote: "A 2400 test taker always gets her materials together the night before the test, and then he gets a good night's sleep".</p>
<p>^You have no idea what I'm asking, do you? I'm not asking why they use her over and over--it's obvious they have to be concise. I'm asking why they choose a gender when they make a reference to the test-taker.</p>
<p>It's quite a change... a bit refreshing.</p>
<p>sexism, no? Does it TRULY matter if it's a he or she? eh? I think it's great they are using a "she" or "her" for once. They almost ALWAYS use "he" - why? Are woman less common? less important? So I'm fine with it and I'm male. No sexism.</p>
<p>Hmm. That's like saying we can rectify years of discrimination against African Americans by sterotyping whites for a few years, and that it's not racist to discriminate against white people because Latinos have been discriminated against for years.</p>
<p>I'm not so sensitive that this would bother me, but it interests me. Granted, it's much better than years of pro-male discrimination, but what's the point if it's the same crime in the opposite direction? Why not a phrase like 'his or her'?</p>
<p>Ok, again, does it truly matter? The point of it is to get everything done and prepare for SATs regardless of the he or the she? On the other hand, "he or she" makes it sound SO stupid if you use that in ever other sentence. Maybe they should switch to plural? so they can say they... or "You"</p>
<p>I ask not because it matters, but cause it interests me. I'm just searching for a 'why' or a 'why not'.</p>
<p>Earth-dragon- It's often incorrect to stick "they" in there for convenience. Like you could not say "a test taker should wear their favorite jeans when taking the SAT." You'd have to say "his" "her" or "his or her", because test taker is singular.</p>
<p>I agree that it's interesting to think about. In my Sparknotes book, they took a different approach, using "you"-- "Our tests replicate the format and content so closely that nothing will catch YOU off guard." Barron's did the same thing.</p>
<p>It's probably not sexism at all. If you're really interested, you should look at some other Kaplan books. Maybe other books use "him" or "he" predominantly.</p>
<p>Or perhaps the majority of 2400 scorers are girls... you never know!</p>