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Note that research shows SAT prep only increases scores by about 30 points, according to an old yummyfajitas comment that I searched for which links to this pay
by SamReidHughes 10y ago
Note that research shows SAT prep only increases scores by about 30 points, according to an old yummyfajitas comment that I searched for which links to this paywalled article.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124278685697537839.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124278685697537839.html
My suspicion is that a lot of beliefs about the efficacy of SAT prep are from customers that also observe age-related improvements.
- trendia 10y agoThere is a scam in India that works like this: A group will offer "guaranteed admission" to top universities if you pay them money and follow their program. If you fail to be admitted, they will give you your money back without hesitation. Here's the rub: They don't actually have to help you that much. As long as enough people get in (who would have gotten in anyway), then they can be profitable in the aggregate.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> Note that research shows SAT prep only increases scores by about 30 points Simply retaking the test increases scores by 15 to 29 points. https://psychsocialissues.com/2011/07/20/sat-the-validity-and-reliability-and-its-effect-on-cultural-and-racial-minorities/ https://psychsocialissues.com/2011/07/20/sat-the-validity-an...
- aswanson 10y agoIncreased mine by 120 points.