> Test takers had time to take the test, they weren't doing work on the side for their parents instead to make ends meet. They had transportation to the test location, they were able to pay the fees, and they were not being discouraged from college as “we can never afford that, I’m sorry.”

In Chicago, the taking the SAT is required to graduate from high school. The school district pays for it. It is taken at school, during the school day.

Some of these barriers are not the same as they used to be.