So if there is no SAT and everyone gets A's what will distinguish kids?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m genuinely curious why the same kind of uproar toward the sat isn’t directed toward the LSAT, Mcat, gmat, gre, praxis, actuary exams, etc. Because all of those have the same correlation to wealth as the sat/act. I’m guessing it’s because people are adults when they take those and therefore considered to be in control of their circumstances. Heck, same with the wisc, Iowa tests, and parcc.

They also have a correlation to... genetics. Smart kids do well... dumb kids, even if they went to great schools, still post mediocre scores.

So does the sat/act. So why the anger at the sat/act and not all these other exams?

A small percentage of students take those other exams. The SATs and the ACTs are what all students take.

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Anonymous wrote:Smart kids do not always do well. There are reasons why they don’t do well. But don’t make blanket statements.

lol my kid is smart, s/he just doesn't "test well" lol

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Anonymous wrote:Smart kids do not always do well. There are reasons why they don’t do well. But don’t make blanket statements.

lol my kid is smart, s/he just doesn't "test well" lol

My older brother had a very high IQ but couldn’t focus long enough on tests like the SATs. I’m sure he had ADHD but that was 40 yrs ago and those kids were called lazy back then.

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Anonymous wrote:Smart kids do not always do well. There are reasons why they don’t do well. But don’t make blanket statements.

lol my kid is smart, s/he just doesn't "test well" lol

Turn it around and it is not so hard to understand:

Sometimes kids who do great on standardized tests are lazy, disinterested students. I know because I was one.