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> Furthermore, our data indicated that high school GPA had a stronger correlation with college success for Non- Submitters than the ACT/SAT (for the 27% of Non-
by 908B64B197 5y ago
> Furthermore, our data indicated that high school GPA had a stronger correlation with college success for Non- Submitters than the ACT/SAT (for the 27% of Non-Submitters for whom we had test scores)
The problem is, is high school GPA measured the same way across different states and schools?
> The test scores continued to most strongly correlate with family income.
I have no doubts about this. But I'm pretty sure you would get the same result by looking at family stability and parent's educational achievements.
- handrous 5y agoSure, I've only dug into this far enough to be pretty sure NPR isn't misrepresenting what the research they're citing found. The research itself may not be very good, for a bunch of possible reasons. I don't know.
- bitshiftfaced 5y ago> The problem is, is high school GPA measured the same way across different states and schools? Imagine the pressure on highschools to inflate their students' grades if parents selected highschools based on this.