Why is the university of California dropping the SAT?

Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by SamoyedFurFluff on Friday July 23, 2021 @09:23PM (#27937604)

How does that work? You’re saying a child being literally homeless can focus on keeping GPA up?

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by BeFlatXIII on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:27PM (#27937904)

You got the point of the parent comment backward. It’s specifically easier for a bright child in poverty to ace one test than to maintain a GPA for four years.

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by SamoyedFurFluff on Saturday July 24, 2021 @07:23PM (#27945232)

But how can it be better for child study to ace the test when they’re homeless rather than they work to help avoid homelessness and maybe not study so much?

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by nonethewiser on Friday July 23, 2021 @11:38PM (#27938211)

You're 100% correct but people will argue SAT performance is more a function of privelege than being bright.

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