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Studies seem to show that SAT prep helps 20-30 points on average. AFAICT it does help to do SAT prep but it is a relatively minor factor. for example: https://
by lacker 6y ago
Studies seem to show that SAT prep helps 20-30 points on average. AFAICT it does help to do SAT prep but it is a relatively minor factor.
for example:
https://www.thoughtco.com/are-sat-prep-courses-worth-the-cost-788672#:~:text=Two%20studies%20suggest%20that%20SAT,score%20increase%20of%2018%20points https://www.thoughtco.com/are-sat-prep-courses-worth-the-cos....
- learc83 6y agoThat's the average, which tells us nothing about the distribution. If you're looking at the top n% of scores, the distribution is important. Furthermore, those studies weren't looking at kids who were prepping for 2 hours a day like many kids with perfect and near perfect scores are doing. Also here's a study from 2017 that shows an average gain of 115 points with only 20 hours of practice (plus 16,000 students who gained more than 200 points). https://www.collegeboard.org/releases/2017/average-score-gains-on-redesigned-sat https://www.collegeboard.org/releases/2017/average-score-gai... Another issue is that scores have gone up dramatically over the last 20 years, so given that and the fact that Asian American kids are so overwhelmingly dominant, I think preparation being a major factor is the most likely explanation.