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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Auto admit for top 6% of class with a minimum ACT of 32 or SAT of 1400. [/quote]

What does this mean? The point is that the SAT and ACT are inherently discriminatory. There are studies that show that those who perform lower are still able to handle the work when they are admitted. Their graduation rate is a little lower but that is often due to lack of family support or other issues. [/quote]

Expensive test prep is not the source of advantage on these tests. Studies show that expensive classes make about a 10 point difference and private tutoring makes no difference? That suggests these tests measure something real.

Research also shows that high school grades are the single best predictor of college outcomes, but that GPA and test scores together are the best two-variable predictor of academic outcomes. Again, test scores appear to measure something real and unique.

The argument over these tests is not about whether they measure something, but what do they measure. These tests are essentially IQ tests. IQ is not raw brain power OR accumulated knowledge; it’s both. Essentially, IQ measures how well one can operate in a cultural environment. So, back to the bias of college entrance tests. The notion is that underprivileged students are just as capable - i.e raw brain power - as privileged students, but they lack good environmental opportunities. For example, they don’t attend quality schools. Thus, the idea is that if underprivileged kids were exposed to great opportunities, they too could score and perform well. Ok, that’s all well and good. But here’s the rub: how is a selective college supposed to makeup for years of poor academic preparation while maintaining standards for kids who already achieve at the college’s standards? [/quote]

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