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Norm88...

Our children cannot due well on these tests therefore they are irrelevant? Look closer at why Universities are not relying heavily on SATs. It is because they no longer provide enough differentiation between high performing students. Key phrase is high performing. Warwick students are not high performing students, and the regular grade transcripts are not helping Warwick public school students either because of the reputation Rhode Island is developing on a national level. A 3.8 gpa student at Pilgrim is not Like Most Other 3.8 gpa students nation wide. Admission offices are taking 3.8 gpa students from Rhode Island public schools and comparing them to 2.5 gpa students from other states (like Mass).

The SATs are part of the equation, and they will still hurt a students chances of getting into college. Even URI is become harder for Rhode Island students to get into - not sure if it is because the developed higher standards or if they are just making more off the out of staters.