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The SAT and its Scores
I’m thinking of a number, it’s between 1400 and 2400; do you know what it is? It is seventeen hundred, and it happens to be my SAT score. Every high school senior has one of those numbers, and those numbers determine his ability to study and succeed in college (according to the College Board). The College Board claims that the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a standardized test (according to the College Board), which means that all high school students across the U.S. take the same test. On the surface this assumption seems true, but a closer look reveals test scores that are determined by factors such as money, gender, test anxiety and even race.
The SAT assumes that all students receive equal education and therefore must all be able to take the same test. The example of a high school in California shows that this is highly incorrect. According to an article written by Joe Boaler for the Phi Delta Kappan journal, in 2003 students at a low-income high......

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