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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand the naysayers - can’t leave early: we’ll, if you revamp the exam to that one can, why not?. Those who stay behind - hey, that is a choice they made.

Are you naysayers saying you prefer the system today that openly discriminates the poorer kids, inner city kids, disabled kids who don’t the proper time accommodation and would prefer the current system that can be abused by wealthy families?  [/quote]

One of the naysayers here. Your proposal will strip any help from kids who actually need the accommodations. Now they’ll be competing head-to-head with the kids applying to Ivies. Sure, there’s abuse in the current system—so crack down on that, but don’t get rid of special accommodations completely. [/quote]

PP again. The problem isn’t the accommodations. It’s UMC families cheating on accommodations and the lack of test tutoring for inner city kids. So fix those problems by cracking down on those who abuse accommodations and by providing tutoring to inner city kids. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water by getting rid of accommodations.  [/quote]

Kahn academy offers free SAT prep to everyone.  You can link your PSAT scores to it and they will provide customized practice on the areas a student needs to work on.[/quote]

If Kahn is just as good as anything else, why would anyone pay for expensive tutoring or exam prep?

Or is it that Kahn gives you something to point to, but you can get better results with what the wealthy are willing to pay for, for their kids?[/quote]

If a 20-year-old Subaru is good enough to move from A to B, why would anyone buy flashy BMWs?

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So you are saying wealthy UC/UMC are paying a lot of money for specialized exam prep and tutoring, just because it's more flashy -- althought the results are exactly the same?

Really?
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