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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The college board should extend the time for EVERYONE. That will remove the processing speed gaming  and truly test the knowledge. [/quote]

except ... the WHOLE POINT IS TESTING PROCESSING SPEED.  save your arguments for the colleges -- let them figure out admissions standards that go beyond processing speed.  and stop denying that processing speed is not one important component of ability for some kinds of achievement.  [/quote]

No. The test is not to test speed. The point is to see if somebody has learned enough in 17 years to attend a college. [/quote]

Exactly. The tests are a general way for schools to understand if a student is college ready. I think we can all agree though that this system is flawed in many ways. Colleges struggle with what to do to find the students who will fit and benefit their schools. The system as it is encourages schools to pick the kids with the highest scores because when parents see that they want their kids there. If any school appears to be more exclusive - ie harder to get into - parents suddenly want their children in those schools. The US News rankings has actually created a lot of the hysteria. [/quote]

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