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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I blame the internet for making it so much easier to prep for the SAT. Or maybe I blame the internet for exposing it and showing us all it isn't very good at measuring aptitude?

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The current SAT is not designed to measure aptitude.[/quote]

Then why are the most competitive schools requiring it again?[/quote]

DP: Because the test now measures college readiness: [b]knowledge[/b] of math, reading, and writing. An aptitude test evaluates a student's [b]natural abilities and strengths[/b].

The College Board no longer considers the test an aptitude test (this is well documented). It hasn't been an aptitude test since the 1990s.

Some history: https://www.erikthered.com/tutor/sat-act-history.html
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You can't easily separate out knowledge and aptitude.  
Without knowledge (tool), you can't display your aptitude.
Without aptitude (strength), you can't use your knowledge effectively.
I would say if you score higher than 1550, it means you have both aptitude and knowledge.
If one scores lower than 1550, perhaps knowledge is there but aptitude is somewhat lacking.[/quote]

If one scores lower than 1550, perhaps aptitude is there but knowledge is somewhat lacking.

Or how a kids from rural areas or anybody else with so so education not disadvantaged?[/quote]

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