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READ: This took over 50 hours to make and is a /school project/ (no need to take it as seriously as some of you have, this is not intended to be propaganda and I am happy to be corrected on any points). I am open to any criticism, as I am still in the learning process of making this sort of video and am most definitely not a professional). Hopefully this helps to inform some people. IF YOU'RE NOT FROM THE UNITED STATES, read this to understand:
The SAT is a test that almost all college-prone students in the U.S. take. It is based on math, reading, and writing comprehension. However, it is greatly flawed and does not actually gauge a student's intelligence or potential. Unfortunately, many colleges still consider it a valid aspect of the admissions process. Most of these colleges, especially prestigious ones, require SAT (and ACT) scores from students simply so that they may bolster their statistical advertising campaigns (i.e. being able to put "Average SAT score of 2300!" on their school pamphlet and being ranked as a "top school"). On top of all that, it just happens to generate a billion dollars a year that could be spent... elsewhere.
Background song credit:
Trollcops
Allan Gray - Swing Doors
The cute-sounding music is Tranquility Lane from Fallout 3
1/3 of schools are test-optional (list of test-optional schools): http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional
1.3million dollar compensation: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-26/nonprofit-head-of-college-board-paid-more-than-harvard-s-leader.html
Article discussing relation between family income and SAT scores: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/sat-scores-and-family-income/
Article discussing revenue (and mention of lobbying): http://www.delmartimes.net/2012/03/08/college-prep-is-big-business-for-college-board-2/
Executive compensation: http://www.aetr.org/executive-compensation-2009.php
College Board statistic: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/cb/sat-benchmarks
Article discussing SAT correlation to college GPA: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/WhosCounting/story?id=98373&page=1#.T8xY_9VrO18
Restaurant profit margins: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/average-profit-margin-restaurant-13477.html
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