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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am reading so many posts about kids with amazing GPAs and mediocre SAT/ACT scores. In this day and age of hugely inflated GPAs it makes more sense to me me that schools would require standardized test scores to at least see how these kids perform under that sort of pressure. College is not for the faint of heart (at least not at the top 20) and kids that can’t “cut it” with decent standardized scores really are doing themselves a disservice by attending and then not performing well on the exams and evaluations. So many people saying “Billy has a 5.0 GPA and all As and 10,000 AP classes but got a 1200 on the SAT…. Should we submit that to Stanford?” It’s driving me nuts. Not to mention that the only kids submitting scores are the ones who knock it out of the park which in turn just raises the average scores of those admitted. It’s a vicious cycle. [/quote]

Well, your comments are predicted on your belief that SAT scores are indicative of intelligence and/or doing well under pressure.  Others believe SAT scores are more indicative of family income (i.e. ability to afford test prep; better quality schools, etc.) or simply test-taking ability (some people who are intelligent suck at test taking).  That said, SAT’s are not necessarily a predictor or college success, and I think your belief about “grade inflation” is overblown.  My DD did not do test prep for the SAT and got a 1350 on it.  She did not wish to re-take the test because she had other things to do.  Since the SAT average at her school wears high, she chose to go TO because, compared to her peers, she was below average.  That said, she had a high gpa and got 5s on her hardest (i.e. STEM) AP exams.  Do you believe APs are inflated, too?  If so, then why not SATs? FWIW, she’s rockin’ college right now, so that supposed grade inflation is moot.[/quote]

Blah blah blah.

SAT scores reflect family income... because family income reflects intelligence and doing well under pressure, and therefore SAT score reflects intelligence and doing well under pressure.

SAT scores are the strongest predictor of college success that we have. [/quote]

No more than essays cultivated and written by essay coaches for hire. Our neighbor had two college girls home on break write his essays for him.  The thing about essays are you never know who write them. And people pay thousands of dollars for essay services.

At least with standardized testing, you need an ID and ticket and it’s incredibly hard to cheat.[/quote]

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