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a AP Tests: $89
b SAT Reasoning Test: $51
c SAT Subject Tests: $74.50
d Additional SAT score reports $11.25
e Every other BS fee they have (late reg, phone report, etc) $400
(a) * (b) * (c) * (d) * (e) * (X Millions of SAT testers) = 9 FIGURES
It's a stupid test in my opinion. It doesn't measure college readiness. No amount of SAT prep well prepare you for a college class. People prepare for the SAT and then never look back at the test for the rest of their life once they've made it into a school of their choice. Transfer students don't have to take the SAT because they've proven their readiness through their college courses.
"The SAT is a great test, it measured my college readiness very precisely and because of my 2400 score on the SAT, I've achieved a 4.0 cGPA and sGPA in my entire 4 years of college" Said no one ever.
The College Board has a monopoly on standardized college entry exams and AP tests. They make well over $300 million a year. Their executives probably have high 6 figure salaries and on top of that, expense accounts. Yeah yeah, they're non-profit. Non-profit doesn't mean the company isn't allowed to make a profit, it just limits how they can profit and what they can do with said profits.
Sorry for the rant, I just needed somewhere to vent.
b SAT Reasoning Test: $51
c SAT Subject Tests: $74.50
d Additional SAT score reports $11.25
e Every other BS fee they have (late reg, phone report, etc) $400
(a) * (b) * (c) * (d) * (e) * (X Millions of SAT testers) = 9 FIGURES
It's a stupid test in my opinion. It doesn't measure college readiness. No amount of SAT prep well prepare you for a college class. People prepare for the SAT and then never look back at the test for the rest of their life once they've made it into a school of their choice. Transfer students don't have to take the SAT because they've proven their readiness through their college courses.
"The SAT is a great test, it measured my college readiness very precisely and because of my 2400 score on the SAT, I've achieved a 4.0 cGPA and sGPA in my entire 4 years of college" Said no one ever.
The College Board has a monopoly on standardized college entry exams and AP tests. They make well over $300 million a year. Their executives probably have high 6 figure salaries and on top of that, expense accounts. Yeah yeah, they're non-profit. Non-profit doesn't mean the company isn't allowed to make a profit, it just limits how they can profit and what they can do with said profits.
Sorry for the rant, I just needed somewhere to vent.
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