<p>I think what bothers me is that people have convinced themselves that it is okay to lie because the SAT is somehow forcing them to resort to it to compete.</p>
<p>Our country is in the economic mess it is in because Wall streeters felt it was okay to lie to make money. Mortgage brokers gave loans to people who they knew didn’t qualify for them because they felt they could get away with it. Elderly people are scammed out of their life savings because they are easily convinced by con artists. Anyone can rationalize a reason to lie.</p>
<p>The irony is that the prompts for the SAT essay are all about morals, ethics, standards to live by. See all the prompts since 2005 at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/764514-sat-essay-prompt-archetypes.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/764514-sat-essay-prompt-archetypes.html</a></p>
<p>If these cc students are so bright, why do they need to resort to blantant lying to get an 11 or 12? Aren’t they smart enough to be able to pull it off straightout?</p>