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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never understand the posts like a few PPs who dis Wilson as if it's something you stepped in, like dog poop.

Particularly the Academies, since in this thread we are talking about high-achieving students.  At Wilson, the motivated, high achieving kids are in the Academies, not the general population.

And when you compare the Wilson academies to Banneker, and the outputs ... it's not really even a contest.

Banneker's average SAT scores reported last years are LOWER than the national average, for goodness sake.   Think about that.   (Free SAT test prep is offered at Banneker, for the naysayers who quick to announce that SAT scores only reflect the ability to pay for the Kaplan review course)

So, sure, Banneker should probably be in the mix for parents of conscientious students of all skin tones.  But to wrinkle your nose at Wilson (academies) in comparing the two is just ... confusing.[/quote]

I think this goes deeper than Banneker.  Kids of color in general do less poorly than whites.  It is something that I am really confused about.  When I took the LSAT many years ago, it was said that your LSAT reflects how you will do on the bar exam.  I bombed the LSAT.  Thank God I had good grades.  I did great on the bar.  Two completely different types of tests.  Honestly, I don't know if it's exposure of what.

What I do know, is that kids from Bannanker get into really great colleges and excel there.  That means that the SAT is not a good indicator of how well students will actually do in college.  It's also why some great colleges have stopped accepting the SAT scores.[/quote]

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