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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having had a SAT of only a 1000,  I still managed to get a bachelor and master's degree from high quality schools. I even hold down a well paying job.  Not having a super high SAT is not an indicator of stupidity. [b]What you are seeing at Banneker are fewer parents that can pay for Kaplan and all the test prep.[/b] [/quote]
This is a silly (if apparently oft-repeated) argument.  First of all, Banneker offers SAT prep for free as part of its extended day program.  Second, prep courses don't really boost scores that much -- maybe 30 points, total, and most if not all of that bump could be achieved by sitting in the library, by yourself, taking practice tests.  See generally, e.g., http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/05/20/pm_sat/

Banneker's SAT scores -- for an exam-entry school -- are atrocious.  That's probably not Banneker's fault, but it speaks volumes [b]about the quality of the applicant pool. [/b] In NYC, lots of students -- from across the SES spectrum -- choose to attend Bronx Sci or Stuyvesant instead of even the best private high schools.  That's apparently not so in DC.[/quote]

population of new york city: 8,175,133
population of washington, dc: 601,723[/quote]

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