what's the vertical axis? percentage difference from average test score? I mean, the chart tracks median household income (was about $60K in 2017) very closely. average income, average test scores. the correlation is interesting. not sure if the difference is small.
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Replying to @danlistensto
I could tell a lot of stories about this but the main one is probably "income and heritable ability track fairly closely" if you want an ability meritocracy this is fine if you want a gini coefficient of zero but for admission to caltech then its obviously bad
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up to a point that's true. I'd really like to see this data charted at income levels between $200K/year up to $200 million/year. My hypothesis would be that above a certain wealth threshold the heritability effect breaks down sharply.
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Replying to @eigenrobot @danlistensto
even then, SAT scores don't really change your chances of admission to T10 schools once you hit a certain point(1450+) most top colleges put heavy weight on courseload and above all, honors/extracurriculars. Rich people have a clear advantage in the EC department
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rather than worrying about getting a summer job, children of rich families focus on sports, competitions, social projects, academic research in HS, etc. they have access to a huge network of qualified people in any field they're interested in
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you want to get into a top college? Do research at a university, start a club, get a tutor to prep for USAMO/CO/BO/PHO Get to know people in the field
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rich parents can fund all your extracurricular pursuits, hire tutors and coaches, and help you along the way poor families can't provide this most of the time. Kids are less informed about the college admissions process. They don't have anyone teaching proper study habits.
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arrgghhr hfgjgkghshsgdjk you are not thinking about this clearly im going to work
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the SAT is not an IQ test though, it's a basic aptitude test accomplishes a different purpose
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