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Re:MIT suspending SAT/ACT requirement for next application c... by flowerlad on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @03:18PM (#26716151)
> positive correlation between family income and testing scores

Correlation != causation.

One of the best SAT prep available today is https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat and that is free for everyone.

Standardized tests are important, otherwise students are not evaluated using a uniform criteria. GPAs can be compared only within the same school district.

Even the curriculum is not standardized across states. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_implementation_by_...

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