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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish they would remove the aspects that a kid can never change..race, gender, zip code, rural, parents education etc. These new categories are all driven by social mobility points in the ranking systems. [/quote]

SAT score is something a kid can easily change / improve by working hard.  But a high stats kid will often be mocked on DCUM.  DCUMers will tell you that 1590 is no different from 1490.  TO kids are better than strivers, blah blah.

It’s surreal yet it’s the reality.  [/quote]

You are being disingenuous. People will tell you that a 1490 by a student from a remote rural title I school with a 980 SAT average  that sends 20% of their students to local and community colleges is a considerably more significant accomplishment than a 1540 from a top prep school with a 1520 SAT average who was raised by parents with advanced degrees. And in context it is a bigger accomplishment. It's not surreal and it is the reality.

We will also tell you that there is no significant difference between a 1540 and a 1590 because there isn't. Both scores show complete mastery of the material and it is highly probable that the difference in score was a simple mistake and not meaningful....because it wasn't.[/quote]

Agree with both points here.[/quote]

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