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- From: ren@hopper.ACS.Virginia.EDU (Karen Prestemon)
- Subject: Re: Branding kids, IQ tests, smart vs dumb (Was: Re: Seminar Program)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.215150.6371@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- References: <1jkcblINNp9v@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 21:51:50 GMT
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- In article <1jkcblINNp9v@shelley.u.washington.edu> gwynne@stein.u.washington.edu (Kristan Geissel) writes:
- >When I was in high school, my folks (much to the dismay of the administra-
- >tion) refused to have any of their children to take the Washington Pre-
- >College test and the SATs. They knew, I don't know how, that we would
- >all fail miserably. Their plan was to have us go to a community college
- >for a couple of years, transfer to the Univ. of Washington with a good
- >GPA and go from there. We all did and with the exception of the youngest,
- >have all graduated.
- >
- Is there some law saying that every child in the US has to take all these
- tests? when my kids starts school (well, is born first, and then eventually
- stats school) can I refuse to let him take the tests?
-
- Can a person get into a 4 year university WITHOUT the SATs?
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