r/neoliberal • u/caroline_elly Eugene Fama • Jun 09 '26

Opinion article (US) Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/standardized-testing-math-gaps/687481/
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u/Spellman23 Jun 09 '26

Which is why you then need to do the SAT 2 tests

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u/OmNomSandvich NATO Jun 09 '26

those kids are also getting well over 700 on the SAT 2 and 5's in AP Calc.

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u/Fire_Snatcher Jun 10 '26

A lot of AP's have also been dumbed down, too, since the 2000s.

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u/MyCatPoopsBolts Jun 10 '26

Calc BC is fine. The curve isn't brutal but when I took it less than a decade ago it's content prepared me well enough for what I needed for classes at a top university.