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Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro... by bobcostas55 on Thursday July 05, 2018 @04:42PM (#17466659)
It's absolutely true. Take a look at these papers, they have data on how much test prep increases scores:

* http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/Briggs_Theeffectofadmissionst...

* https://academic.oup.com/sf/article-abstract/89/2/435/223527...

There is very little room for training in the SAT.

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Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro... by jon_richards on Thursday July 05, 2018 @06:56PM (#17467569)
>For students that have taken the test before and would like to boost their scores, coaching seems to help, but by a rather small amount.

This is very different than having a large part of your education dedicated to doing well on the SAT, which is what I think the original comment was referring to.

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Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro... by cncrnd on Thursday July 05, 2018 @06:10PM (#17467290)
Again, results depend on the person and effort exerted.
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