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Over the past half-century, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has become an integral part of American society. It has spawned a specialized industry of tutors, preparatory books, computer programs and vocabulary lists and has been responsible for the nervous breakdowns of millions of teenagers and their parents.
We always knew Educational Testing Systems (ETS), the administrators of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), was out to get us. We knew that that the SATs were not true tests of ability or learning, and that with practice, we could beat the test. We also knew that the fees were...
In addition, my brief discussions of Lizzie Borden and William Faulkner, made me remember how luxurious interaction with teachers can be. Forgetting my status on the bottom rung of the Harvard academic ladder, I traded scholastic insights with a professor, something I had never anticipated doing as a first-year...
The book marshals data to debunk both affirmative-action laws and the contention that persistent racism makes them necessary. Some of its points are compelling. To wit: Whose fault is it, and how much have we gained from preferences, when both poor blacks and blacks whose parents make $70,000...
Chan, a future Eliot House resident, began his Jeopardy career by watching the show when he was a child. In high school, Chan competed in the Scholastic Quiz Bowl. This year he trained for the extensive try-out process by playing computer Jeopardy against Harvard friends.