<p>The problem with associated wealth with SAT scores is that there are a number of confounding variables. For instance, I imagine wealth may correspond with how advanced the student may be. If you have two students, one wealthy and one middle class, with the same class lists, maybe the SAT difference goes away. So it would be inappropriate to give one student an advantage in that case. </p>
<p>I see this in practice sometimes. If a student is taking an SATII in a class where they haven’t taken an AP class, then I don’t expect the same score. However, I think it’s ridiculous that if 2 students have taken the same class in the same high school, that one would say that the wealthy person had an advantage on the SATII. This assumes the time spent on part-time jobs doesn’t exceed the time the other person spent on EC’s. </p>
<p>And I’ve heard this argument here. That if you gave one kid cash then they magically would start doing better. It doesn’t work that way.</p>