The SAT measures intelligence. Period.

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but there are certainly individuals here who have raised their scores far more than would make sense if the SAT 1 was perfectly correlated to IQ.

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<p>I don’t believe that I have ever read anyone claiming that such a correlation exists.</p>

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SAT 1 is , essentially, a low ceiling test. There are no tremendously difficult questions on it.

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<p>The ceiling is certainly lower than that for some IQ tests. Nonetheless, the combination of the rarity of perfect scores and the consistency with which people can achieve perfect scores indicates that the ceiling is still quite high.</p>

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5. SAT 1 does not measure several important areas of intelligence (which are measured by standard IQ tests ).

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<p>I agree.</p>

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7. SAT 1 requires a certain amount of math which disadvantaged students may not always have access to.

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<p>The vast majority of students have the requisite math by their junior and senior years. </p>

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8. SAT 1 is biased against ‘slow/deep thinkers’. (THe sorts of people who will ponder a question for a long time find taking the SAT agony.)

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<p>Preparing effectively is especially important for such people. </p>

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9. SAT 1 essay is very strongly biased against writers who cannot write quickly.

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<p>I agree. Preparation, again, is important for such people.</p>