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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think 99% of schools will opt out of receiving that data point. Too much risk.

I also think what this guy said about recruiting from different high schools will become a big deal. [/quote]

I’m happy that colleges might focus more on outreach to diverse high-schools. I teach at a high school that is majority low and middle income. Many students are not incredibly high performing but some students are amazing. They have the whole package - [b]smart[/b], hardworking, nice, gritty and resilient. They do very well with limited resources and guidance. I try to help them as much as I can but they mostly get shut out of the top 30 colleges. They always need a lot of financial aid on top of everything else.[b] They also don’t excel at the SAT. [/b]More active outreach from colleges and universities would be helpful. I live in an upscale neighborhood and the differences in resources available to high income kids with educated parents takes my breath away [/quote]

If they don't excel at the SAT then they're not all that smart.

And no, rich parents can't just test prep their kids into excelling at the SAT.[/quote]

Just because they said that 30 years ago doesn’t make it true. MIL was a brilliant math teacher who also did math SAT prep. She would only take kids who could get a 650 on their own. The number of those kids she got to an 800 was remarkably high. There is a method and it works. All three of her children (of varying natural abilities) got an 800 math. [/quote]

BUT But but... PP says that kids with 650 aren't that smart? How can it be that with some tutoring they got to 800? It isn't possible. It just isn't, right?[/quote]

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