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...measure? The original exam, developed in the 1920s, was designed to predict how well students would do in college. The Educational Testing Service, which develops the test, insists it still does. But Atkinson, 71, is worried about the growing number of parents pouring thousands of dollars into SAT-prep programs (last year an estimated 150,000 students paid more than $100 million for coaching) and even shopping around for psychologists to certify that their kids are disabled so that they get extra test-taking time. He was horrified by a visit to his granddaughters' prep school. The 12-year-olds...
...measure? The original exam, developed in the 1920s, was designed to predict how well students would do in college. The Educational Testing Service, which develops the test, insists it still does. But Atkinson, 71, is worried about the growing number of parents pouring thousands of dollars into SAT-prep programs (last year an estimated 150,000 students paid more than $100 million for coaching) and even shopping around for psychologists to certify that their kids are disabled so that they get extra test-taking time. He was horrified by a visit to his granddaughters' prep school. The 12-year-olds...
Although Karlen is just beginning his ascent to the top of the individual collegiate rankings, success on the squash court is nothing new for the former prep school star. Karlen grew up with several different racquets in his hands, playing tennis and squash at Rye's Apawamis Club...
Karlen and his family moved to Connecticut when he was 11, but his squash career continued to move forward and he was eventually named captain of his prep school team at Andover. After garnering second team All-American honors and a No. 19 ranking last season in his sophomore season in Cambridge, Karlen spent this past summer in England training with several of the world's top players under the guidance of Coach John Milton...
...mechanisms whereby the right people learn about it." Others point out that parents must play a role too--by checking out a college's psychological services in advance and by not putting too much pressure on kids. Says Ed Hu, college counselor at Harvard-Westlake, a Los Angeles prep school: "They're just pushing their kids, causing the stress, not aware of the toll...