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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by asdfman123 on Friday March 20, 2020 @01:50PM (#22639642)
> it's possible that the large team of education and psychometrics people who've been working on it for decades know what they're doing

Don't assume that society is optimizing for what's socially optimal.

Back when it was on a 1600 point scale, I got a 1300 on the first practice test for my SAT course. When I took the test for real, I got a 1570.

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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by closeparen on Friday March 20, 2020 @02:24PM (#22640033)
I wouldn't assume it, but it's one of the plausible explanations for the test appearing to meet its design goals.
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