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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like this is an entirely different world I wasn't privy to.

I'm AA, attended predominantly AA, working class schools in the south.  I took the SATs once with no prep at all.  Scored close to 1300, with an almost perfect verbal score.

I'd heard of prep classes, but I didn't know anyone taking them.  Also, it would've been difficult for my family to afford.  I also thought it only bumped your score up a bit, like 100 points.

You mean to tell me that people whose families can afford it are able to bump up their progeny's scores by hundreds of points??

If true (and not statistically rare), what is the point of the test if those with money can essentially manufacture their kids' results??  What is it measuring??  To my mind, this strengthens the case for affirmative action.  [/quote]

No, most research shows that prep classes bump scores on average 30-60 points.  In addition, Asians are the most likely to use test prep, followed by blacks, then Hispanics and lastly whites.

From this link: https://people.socsci.tau.ac.il/mu/salon/files/2011/11/Racial_differences_SFJ_89_2_Alon-final.pdf

"…blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites from comparable backgrounds to utilize test preparation. The black-white gap is especially pronounced in the use of high school courses, private courses and private tutors."[/quote]

The study that you posted used data from the 1990s. Try again.[/quote]

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