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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If tests were so easy to game through prepping, then how do you explain the varsity blues scandal? Rich parents paid smart kids to take the test for their kids, or paid proctors to give false/inflated results. [/quote]

Their children are likely lazy and incredibly dumb because tests are easy to game through prepping.[/quote]

There are legitimate studies with proper control groups that show prepping on SAT increases the score by about 10-20 points out of 800.

You are confused by the prep marketing materials that claim 100+ increase “guarantee” etc.
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Prepping for the SAT is different than prepping for the CogAT. They are different types of tests, measuring different things. 
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Of course they measure different things since they are different tests. I’m waiting for you to say Cogat measures ‘natural’ ability, and explain what ‘natural’ is without getting into a circular argument.

You’re upset your kid didn’t get over 99% or whatever arbitrary ability you set for him. Qualifying into AAP is not the ultimate goal, kids flourish whenever they are supported in their learning and endevours. Do this instead of focusing how others are gaming the system, that’s far better for your kid than what you’re doing now. You just sound like the crazy redshirter on dcum that found yet another way others are keeping her child down (although now that I think of it, chances are you are the same person).

Another thing about others prepping, this is totally outside of your control, you can’t prevent it and it’s not as effective as you think. You don’t want to prep your child, good for you and I agree with you, go find something that gets him excited. But understand there may be a trade off of not gettibg into a program with entrance based off standardized testing cutoff scores. It’s not a tragedy, he’s not a failure, he can still be successful in academics, thousands of kids are every year.[/quote]

DP.  I don't know about that poster but my kids have "natural" smarts and got 99% without any prepping because why would I prep them?  But it is true that the program has been diluted in recent years due to the expansion of admissions, as well as to the expansion of prepping.  So the prepped kids aren't going to struggle, since the program has been slowed down.  Now it's just right for them.  A bit slow for my kids tho...  [/quote]

So what’s bothering you then?[/quote]

I thought one of the benefits of the program was that DS would see that he's not the smartest kid in the class, that there are other very smart kids.  That hasn't worked out so well.  [/quote]

Again, focus less on others and more on your children’s needs. Enroll them in some enrichment activity that challenges them academically like Art of Problem Solving or Russian School of Math. Unless you think that’s also prepping and/or cheating, in which case find something that checks all your boxes.

Let the poor single mom buy whatever prepping materials for her kids without accusing her of cheating.

If the rich parent want to spend 10k on their children’s clothes, toys, hobbies, sports or education, that’s fine too!

Problem solved, everyone’s happy.[/quote]

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