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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SAT scores do not measure intelligence. They do measure how prepared for college a student is. I always laugh at people who  make the distinction that they or their student “isn’t good at taking tests” but deserve special attention because they are really smart otherwise and tests are designed to not help rich, privileged people. Pathetic really. [/quote]

Those tests were designed to predict college performance...but it turns out they don't do that well.

GPA is a better predictor. I guess you did not read the studies posted earlier.

But you keep thinking your opinions are fact if that works for you.[/quote]

This is false, according to a recent study by UC Berkeley.

"In its 2020 report, the UC academic senate found that the SAT was better than high school GPA at predicting first year GPA, and just as good as high school GPA at predicting undergraduate GPA, first year retention, and graduation. This predictive validity was found to hold across demographic groups.[70] A series of College Board reports similar predictive validity across demographic groups."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT#Predictive_validity_and_powers[/quote]

If high school GPA is just as good as the SAT at predicting undergrad GPA ... then that means all of the expense and stress of taking the SAT (prepping, agonizing, repeat testing, etc) is totally unnecessary.  You do get that, right?[/quote]

reading comprehension or math deficiency?  No wonder.

"A>= B" is not same as "B>=A. "[/quote]

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