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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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ah this explains it. :)

i remember or at least thought it was aptitude test in the early 90s. but read recently that it tests what you actually should know from school. if new, thats a second thing that is easier. easier to master a test of finite info.

even w raw talent seems like you 100 have to try as much as humanly possible if you care what school you go to.

much of the "issue" seems to be a combo of squishing the scoring variance+  plus everyone having to compete harder to stand out, feeding more comp etc. one could go 0/10 fairly easy if they pick a bit wrong,

and before w raw talent and some desire you could do 75% effort and get a 1250 (course but treating it as apptitude) w a 3.45 uw from hard school, or 3.8 from easy ,ea uw , and go to an ivy easy - esp if you had a creative dope essay and read a book or two on process or were just organized or just had informed parents. i read a book from the library and my list went from D1 state schools to LACs my insular dc private seemed to have never heard of

in 1995 at 100% max effort someone truly smart could do 1350+ and 3.5 uw from hard and 4.0+++ from easy uw. w 3 or 4 AP classes (all jr and senior yr like normal) getting all 4s and 5s. the Gpa bump is dumb, how do they know
it wasnt an easy Ap class or do you need a 4 or 5 to get the bump, do they even look for the >4 anymore. HSs could just give everyone an A and tell them not
to take the test

now every memorizing robot has 10 APs, 4.5 w, and a 1600. truly smart people that admins want may or may not have that. so why did they switch? just to omake the number line up w a an arbitrary notion of what mid means, like a womens size 8 for feels?[/quote]

This reads like a robot wrote it.[/quote]

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