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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's fantastic.  Study after study after study has confirmed the high correlation between family income and parental education and SAT and ACT scores.  Generally speaking, high scores were born on third base.  It doesn't make them any smarter.  [/quote]

Have you ever heard of IQ tests? What do you think SAT and ACT measure, if not IQ? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6963451/[/quote]

That's interesting because my son with an IQ of 158 scored poorly on SAT. Likely due to ADHD and Autism but it doesn't make him any less smart. His 4.9 GPA still stands. [/quote]

SAT can't measure "slow thinker" intelligence. It only measures "quick thinker" intelligence. These are very different. Some of the most brilliant minds we have are slow thinkers, but they would do badly on the SAT.[/quote]

I think this is a bit of a myth.  And anyway, for those few students who are "slow thinkers but brilliant," you'd expect to see this in their grades and letters of recommendation.  I think the point here is that IQ tests/standardized tests are one piece of the picture that seems valuable when assembling a college class.  Kids aren't cookie cutters - a school should want all types (within the confines of who can do the work.)  If you axe the SAT it seems like you're removing the ability to identify a lot of promising kids.  Honestly letters of recommendation seem a lot more potentially biased to me anyway. [/quote]

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