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> Besides, the idea that you have to be wealthy to avail yourself of test prep is absurd. I buy books at the thrift store all the time, and there are always tes
by objclxt 4y ago
> Besides, the idea that you have to be wealthy to avail yourself of test prep is absurd. I buy books at the thrift store all the time, and there are always test prep books there for a couple dollars [...] There are no excuses.
Not quite. You have assumed that money is the only barrier, but that is not the case.
Arguing that "test prep is free - or nearly free - so anyone must be able to prep", doesn't account for the fact that both money and time are barriers to test prep.
What if you have no time prep because you must support your family through work? You have no free time to prep - or do any extracurricular - because you have a job. This is not uncommon! Or you have a parent or guardian who is incapacitated in some way and you must act as their care-giver? Again, not uncommon.
- josephcsible 4y ago> Or you have a parent or guardian who is incapacitated in some way and you must act as their care-giver? Again, not uncommon. It's very uncommon for minor children to have to act as caregivers for their parents.
- WalterBright 4y agoIf you have a job, that will look good on an admission form. I certainly listed my job on mine.
- texaslonghorn5 4y agoWith all due respect, college admissions have drastically changed over the past forty to fifty years!
- WalterBright 4y agoHow? And why wouldn't a job look good? A job shows a person is capable of being responsible, independent, and deferred gratification.
- alistairSH 4y agoA job might look good, but not good enough to offset poor test results or grades due to hours spent working instead of prepping and studying.
- WalterBright 4y agoNothing's perfect. But a job will look good. BTW, admissions officers do look for diamond-in-the-rough applicants. Those whose test scores are lower, but have a solid reason for why. An example could be a significant accomplishment at their job.