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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes I know those percentiles.  At a top school like Harvard, if you're in the 93rd percentile, it's pretty apparent.  Like you're taking different classes (which is what happens).  I mean do you really think 93rd percentile academic ability is reasonable at Harvard?[/quote]

Yes, I absolutely do.[/quote]

Not only that, you're assuming that the SAT acts like a scalpel as opposed to an ax when it comes to assessing academic ability.  If you really think that the scores are that precise and predictive you've got another thing coming.[/quote]

Yeah because 93rd percentile people accidentally score at the 99th all the time.  Totally a blunt instrument.[/quote]

Oh please.  If the scores were as precise as you claim they are, then why does virtually no student who takes the SAT more than once get the same exact score the second time around?  [/quote]

What you say is true.  Simultaneously, it is also true that scoring near the 100th percentile is probably not an accident.[/quote]

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