<p>cortana431 basically summed up my criticisms of the paper. Sophistry in itself is illogic derived through logical thought processes. The unwarranted foundation is the premise of a society (in this case, the Ivy League) that only views the SAT as a factor of application success.</p>
<p>Now, if you have the funds, sure, SAT classes are affordable. Now, my question to you is this, do SAT classes equate to higher scores? Perhaps but not necessarily. As cortana and a number of people noted, the SAT is a barrier keeping people OUT not letting people IN. A decent (I use this word loosely) SAT score is like purchasing a lottery ticket. Without one, your chances become nonexistent. However, once a certain threshold is achieved, it really tells little more to any person how intelligent the person is. This is where recommendations, the ESSAYS, various tests, etc come into play for a holistic application.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, those that are (at least in my opinion) mentally prepared and disciplined to study in an Ivy League general curriculum, is likely able to independently score higher on the SAT. A perfect SAT =/= entrance into a top university. </p>
<p>My last gripe is the insinuation that because so many Ivy Leagues have freshmen entering with very high SAT scores, it MUST be a correlation-> causation. The reason why the freshmen applicants have such high scores is BECAUSE SO MANY APPLICANTS HAVE SUCH SCORES. Do you expect the 2400 scorer to apply to schools they’re overqualified for? Ivy’s have SUCH HIGH test averages because these are the students they attract.</p>