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[quote=Anonymous]Why?  What does a 1600 predict that we value vs a 1400?[/quote]

Ability to learn, analyze, retain, time and solve.[/quote]

Or maybe it just proves that mommy and daddy found a shrink-for-hire to get their kid extra time on the test. Study after study has shown that it's rich, white kids who game the SAT to get more time to boost their scores--unless you think there's an ADHD cluster in Scarsdale, NY: https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-more-students-especially-the-affluent-get-extra-time-to-take-the-sat-11558450347

So if that 1450 is from a student who was unlikely to have a $30,000 test-prep tutor or extra time for a fake diagnosis, then as an admissions officer, I at least know that score is real. In my experience, the parents who think the SAT should be the sole or primary determinant of admissions (as opposed to one factor among many) are those who are using their wealth to already game the system for their kids (like the parents of Scarsdale) or those with kids who have nothing else to recommend them *besides high test scores*. [/quote]

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