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This is not to say that nothing is being done. Some less affluent schools provide subsidized SAT prep courses for needy students and also give fee discounts for AP tests. Many teachers and counselors give their already-stretched time for letters of recommendation and application forms. Often, however, few students are guided to plan for college, as is done at most top high schools. Just as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 says he was not encouraged to apply to Harvard, strong students at my high school who I know could have attended...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, | Title: Communities Must Encourage Applicants | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

...applicants, thus correcting the major complaint against the SAT I. Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 recognizes those predictive shortcomings of the SAT I. He says, “If you want to predict grades at Harvard, the best thing is the AP or International Baccalaureate exam, followed by the SAT II, followed by the SAT I, followed by high school grades.” While thankfully Fitzsimmons recognizes the test’s many flaws, many schools do not. And more disturbing, these shortcomings will only be exacerbated by the newest version...

Author: By Harry Ritter, | Title: The Failure of the SATs | 11/18/2003 | See Source »

Sources: Washington Post; USA Today; New York Times; Washington Post; AP; Fox News; AP...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Nov. 10, 2003 | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...been a sign of fun times ahead. Abraham had to agree to kill his son. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. On CBS's Joan of Arcadia (Fridays, 8 p.m. E.T.), God appears to a teenage girl and commands her ... to take AP chemistry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Losing God's Religion | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

Sources: USA Today; CNN; AP; Washington Post; London Times; AP (2); New York Times

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Nov. 3, 2003 | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

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