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This by default includes a whole bunch of people who didn't take any kind of standardized tests (most notably, immigrants). The (albeit small) country I'm from

This by default includes a whole bunch of people who didn't take any kind of standardized tests (most notably, immigrants). The (albeit small) country I'm from doesn't do any. Reasoning was that standardized tests create an environment where teaching is merely done to create good test scores, not to actually teach.

gmadsen 4mo ago
The SAT doesn’t test course material. It is literally just applying middle school math and English proficiency.
- aidenn0 4mo ago
  Starting in 2016 College Board said that they were aligning the test with Common Core, so this might not be true any more.
- apparent 4mo ago
  It's not just middle school math. It covers geometry and algebra 2, which very few students complete in middle school.