It was always darkly hilarious to see the anti-test people try to explain that the SAT is a driver of inequality because it can be "gamed" by rich families through access to tutors.
Like the SAT is bad, but sports, extracurriculars, and admissions essays that were totally written by the student without a Roman phalanx of high-priced consultants are fine?
Saying the SAT should be banned due to disadvantaging poor students is the sophist equivalent of telling your girlfriend that she should sleep with you on the first date because casual sex is empowering and feminist.
Also, for the record: The first time I took an SAT test cold, I got approximately a 2000-2100 something on the 2400 scale. I went through an intense barrage of studying for the next two and a half weeks, and my final score on the actual test ended up being in the 2300 range. My family must have paid a princely sum with personal tutors and butler service for me to get this opportunity, right?
Actually, my entire financial expenditure was around $20. $19 for a Barron's test prep book from Barnes and Noble, and $1 for some pencils.
So in fairness, I can totally see the arguments for how test prep advantages the ultra-wealthy.
It was always darkly hilarious to see the anti-test people try to explain that the SAT is a driver of inequality because it can be "gamed" by rich families through access to tutors.
Like the SAT is bad, but sports, extracurriculars, and admissions essays that were totally written by the student without a Roman phalanx of high-priced consultants are fine?
Saying the SAT should be banned due to disadvantaging poor students is the sophist equivalent of telling your girlfriend that she should sleep with you on the first date because casual sex is empowering and feminist.
Also, for the record: The first time I took an SAT test cold, I got approximately a 2000-2100 something on the 2400 scale. I went through an intense barrage of studying for the next two and a half weeks, and my final score on the actual test ended up being in the 2300 range. My family must have paid a princely sum with personal tutors and butler service for me to get this opportunity, right?
Actually, my entire financial expenditure was around $20. $19 for a Barron's test prep book from Barnes and Noble, and $1 for some pencils.
So in fairness, I can totally see the arguments for how test prep advantages the ultra-wealthy.