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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by ikiris on Friday July 23, 2021 @05:03PM (#27935609)
Yes yes, have them do it at your lake house during the derby my good sport. You can even take more time if you have your chef prepare you meals so you can study through!
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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by filoleg on Friday July 23, 2021 @06:40PM (#27936424)
What? You are missing the point completely.

The parent comment is saying that with the SAT removal, the only hard number the admissions officers have left to use is GPA. And GPA is just as gameable, if not even moreso than SAT scores, for kids with wealthy parents.

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by ikiris on Friday July 23, 2021 @09:21PM (#27937595)
My response was in the privilege it takes to assume hiring a tutor is trivial / affordable for generic students, not that things can be gamed by wealthy parents.
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