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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More evidence says high school performance is the strongest indicator. [/quote]

Says the parent whose kid has a 4.4 GPA and is a “bad test taker.” LOL[/quote]

:lol:  :lol:  Yep.  The "bad test taker" crowd will be out in full force dissing that dean fella! That's the only outcome they can't buy their way to, so they don't want it but pretend it helps the 'underprivileged' they pretend to care about.  :lol:  :lol: [/quote]

I have a bad tester-- adhd kid. Testing for her can sometimes go well but often not great because of focus issues.  Luckily,  she was one and done on college test, but I could be saying the same about having a bad tester. Tests aren't the end all be all, and I should know because I worked my way through grad school teaching test prep. (Though, kid studied with a book -- to much has changed).

I think the uber rich do pretty well on these tests for the most part. They have the means to prep extensively,  and I have seen first-hand how prep makes a difference on SAT.

Some folks love to paint a picture of how their kid is so brilliant, and their svore is due to brains, but, let's be honest. They prep too. Even if no formal prep, there is serious enrichment underpinning high scores. They say far more about environment than acumen. [/quote]

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