Off topic but this has to be the biggest reason you see so many high scores today vs. a generation ago. If you got a 1400 when I was in HS (early 80’s), you were a rock star. Now it’s the minimum to get into a higher end school and nowhere near competitive to get to the top 20.
When learning of the high scores, I used to think “well the test must be easier”. Don’t know if that’s the case. Kids aren’t smarter either (although they’re exposed to more today). So what is it?
It’s all the tutoring and multiple test sittings. In HS, I literally didn’t know one kid who received tutoring for the SAT (never even heard of the ACT back then - in MA). My own S increased significantly after tutoring (following his second sitting we bought in to the whole tutoring thing and it certainly worked - something like 70 points after 5 or 6 sessions)… Now we’re doing the same for D. Seems very artificial. The schools must know this is going on. Would be interesting if they got a read on the first result and weighed that as sort of a natural ability and then factored in the growth - maybe they do. I can see why so many schools have moved to Test Optional or lessened the weighting of testing on admissions. Seems like you many could tutor up to outstanding scores with the proper resources. That’s a whole additional topic.
Bottom line - I know my kids. I know they’re strengths. They’re not their test scores. Kind of a phony system.