SAT score distributions in Michigan

Re:SAT score distributions in Michigan by snarf21 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @11:26AM (#33109477)

This is why (imo), test prep should be a class you take at school. Why should it be a separate thing and a multi billion dollar industry? A lot of the SAT/ACT prep for HS students is about understanding how the tests work and how to approach questions.

We already have a bunch of federally mandated AYP testing (no) thanks to No (ALL?) Child Left Behind, why can't this just be old copies of the ACT or SAT. By the time kids are ready to apply for college, it will be second hand and not another extra thing they have to learn.

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Re:SAT score distributions in Michigan by sitkack on Thursday October 06, 2022 @11:50AM (#33109829)

That is probably the reason it isn't taught at school. School itself does very little to encourage class mobility, starting from being funded by local property taxes.

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Re:SAT score distributions in Michigan by Aunche on Thursday October 06, 2022 @12:19PM (#33110222)

You can already get 8 free SAT practice tests and Khan Academy offers a free online class. If you go through all of them and learn from your mistakes, that should be more than enough to get a decent score. With tutoring and classes, you're mainly paying for someone to pressure you to put the effort in, similar to with fitness classes.

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Re:SAT score distributions in Michigan by learn-forever on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:14PM (#33114192)

these are standardized tests, taking normal classes _is_ prep for them

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