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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s hilarious to me that schools are test optional when seeing SAT within contexts actually pretty easy to do.  And yet they lean on GPA which is very hard to put into context

Standardizing GPA would be a small but good step [/quote]

GPA is a body of work over years across multiple disciplines.  SAT/ACT is a few hours in basically two subjects and narrow at that.[/quote]

GPA is often about 4 core classes over 3 years. And not standardized.  SAT is not a hard test. And you can retake it.  [/quote]

Well 5.  History, Science, Math, English, Foreign Language.  And SAT doesn't cover a fraction of that.  Students take Latin, French, Mandarin, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, History across time period, Social Studies, English Literature, etc.

Students write papers, work on projects, conduct lab experiments, etc

SAT covers such a tiny, tiny portion of all of that.

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You know there are AP exams right?[/quote]

I was referencing a comment specifically about SAT.  Also, nNot all students have or take AP for various subjects.[/quote]

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