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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually think studying for the PSAT/SAT/ACT should be condemned. It makes the score more of a measure of how well the kid studied than how prepared he/she is for college. [/quote]

And learning how to study for a test is no way to prepare for college.  :)[/quote]

Look, I don't think studying for a test is bad. You shouldn't be expected to learn test material by osmosis.

But, the standardized tests are a completely different story. They're supposed to test how much you learned, not how many practice tests you did. My son knows kids who did a practice test a day, every day, for weeks. They didn't even have to finish reading questions because they had read so many SAT style questions they could predict what the question was going to say and save time. They boosted their scores 200 or 300 points (and bragged about it) by essentially gaming the tests, which (imo) is not okay.

Not to mention the effect prepping has on rich people's scores. Some people don't have to bother teaching themselves to game the tests because C2 can do it for them. [/quote]

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