<p>When your family is poor SAT’s are not exactly the highest priority. Me and my siblings all worked full time. My family had one car between 7 of us so it would be pretty dificult to shuttle one kid or the other to SAT prep. Not to mention I don’t think my parents wanted to get our hopes up of going to a good college straight out of high school when they knew not only did they not have the money but they wouldn’t qualify for loans. There are circumstances that can make these tests to far out of reach for some students. Like UCLAri was pointing out money is not the only issue.</p>
<p>My sister is the only one that actually took the SAT’s and that was only because she was basically promised a full ride to UCSB which she received. She was the first born and way older than the rest of us so it was less difficult.</p>