"This new paper shows that rich families can’t do much to improve the academic ratings their kids get. Even though Kaplan claims otherwise, test prep doesn’t improve standardized test scores by much. Hundreds of thousands of high schoolers in the country, not just the richest ones, can earn an impressive transcript by taking AP, IB, or community college classes. The line below is pretty flat."
In other words, the SAT is NOT just a measurement of how much your parents make.
"This new paper shows that rich families can’t do much to improve the academic ratings their kids get. Even though Kaplan claims otherwise, test prep doesn’t improve standardized test scores by much. Hundreds of thousands of high schoolers in the country, not just the richest ones, can earn an impressive transcript by taking AP, IB, or community college classes. The line below is pretty flat."
In other words, the SAT is NOT just a measurement of how much your parents make.
Right. Standardized tests are a pretty good measure of g. Freddie has a good article about the tests:
https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/you-arent-actually-mad-at-the-sats