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It's absolutely true. Take a look at these papers, they have data on how much test prep increases scores: * http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/Briggs_Theeffectofad

It's absolutely true. Take a look at these papers, they have data on how much test prep increases scores: * http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/Briggs_Theeffectofadmissionstestpreparation.pdf http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/Briggs_Theeffectofadmissionst... * https://academic.oup.com/sf/article-abstract/89/2/435/2235270 https://academic.oup.com/sf/article-abstract/89/2/435/223527... There is very little room for training in the SAT.

cncrnd 8y ago
Again, results depend on the person and effort exerted.
jon_richards 8y ago
>For students that have taken the test before and would like to boost their scores, coaching seems to help, but by a rather small amount. This is very different than having a large part of your education dedicated to doing well on the SAT, which is what I think the original comment was referring to.