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> the SAT favors rich applicants who can afford to pay for (and spend time on) test prep. Its not just rich, it favors boys across all economic classes. I thi
by dangwhy 3y ago
> the SAT favors rich applicants who can afford to pay for (and spend time on) test prep.
Its not just rich, it favors boys across all economic classes. I think one of the ideas was that de-prioritizing SAT/ACT will get more women into stem.
- sgerenser 3y agoWomen already represent almost 60% of incoming freshmen[1]. Do we really need to further discourage boys from going to college? [1] https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/women-increasingly-outnumber-men-at-u-s-colleges-but-why https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/women-incre...