The SAT and ACT are administered on both Saturday and Sunday. The extremely vast majority of students take the tests on Saturdays. An extremely small minority of students, those who are observant Jews (as well as some 7th day adventists and other religions), take the test on Sunday because of religious restrictions.
Yes, it is wonderful that the USA gives Jews such an opportunity. However, it quite possibly puts the religious Jews at a disadvantage. You see, the SAT is graded on a scale. When the pool of test-takers does better, the tests are graded more harshly. Though I don't have statistics, it is safe to assume that the vast majority of Sunday test-takers attend prep-schools and well-funded public schools. Also, it is well knowen that academic success and ambition are extremely important values to the American-Jewish world. Therefore, I am assuming (though uninformed, the college board won't answer my query) that Sunday test-takers face a disproportionally harsh scale.
2006-12-06
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