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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with national standardized test (SAT and ACT) is that so many families PAY to learn how to take the exam and even cheat (program calculator).  This isn't fair or transparent.  [/quote]

This is the crap rhetoric that colleges have insidiously used for their own benefit, against the students' best interests. Don't fall for it. A lot of families pay for tutors to get their children's GPA up too! Grades are very much tied to HHI. Nothing in education is independent from family income. Standardized tests are not the big bad wolf here, although I certainly wish they could be free and organized by the Department of Education, instead of being a private product. Other countries have government-organized end-of-high school exams, such as A levels, Baccalaureat, Abitur, etc... The exams are free and mandatory, and are the most transparent way of assessing all students' mastery of subjects. It makes the job of university admissions so much easier when they have such exam scores to compare. Here, our equivalent is SAT/ACT and AP/IB exams.

But currently, please understand colleges are using the "equity" excuse against students.
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So you're not happy about it but don't really disagree with anything the PP said just don't feel that it isn't in your personal interests.[/quote]

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