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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP passed off her thread as factual.

However, it is purely subjective opinion as to whether paying for preparation classes to improve performance (including prep classes for SAT, ACT, MCAT, LSAT, etc etc ), is “unfair.”

That is your opinion, OP.  It is not a fact.[/quote]

While it’s true that affluence does make test prep for standardized testing easier, the points above were specifically about Quant-Q.

Quant-Q is different than those tests. Unlike College Boatd, they [u]don’t[/u] provide free materials.

The TJ student made some great points about it:
https://www.tjtoday.org/23143/showcase/the-children-left-behind/
[i]“Beyond the constant changes, the agency making the Quant-Q/ACT-Aspire doesn’t release public materials. Subsequently, already disadvantaged students have a low chance of bolstering themselves up onto the same playing field as other applicants. Nowhere on the website does it list expectations or a rubric or any sort of document I could use to prepare for the exam. “

“the lack of exam transparency and any support materials inherently discriminates against low-income applicants.”

“The Admissions Office needs to provide more notice of any exam changes and free, comprehensive preparation materials for the redesigned exam”[/i]

Quant-Q was an objectively unfair measure given that affluent kids had the ability to prepare. 
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