In the U.S., your SAT score is hugely important. But what does it *really* measure?

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The SAT college extrance exam is a gatekeeper of opportunity. But this wasn't always the case.

Here are some sources I found useful when reporting out this piece:

* The Big Test is a well known book written by Nicholas Lemann, but a few years before he published this in 1999, he wrote this piece for The Atlantic: [ Ссылка ]

* Here's the story behind the SAT overhaul: [ Ссылка ]

* This research paper, from Raj Chetty and colleagues, looks at the role of colleges in intergenerational mobility: [ Ссылка ]

* The SAT helps predict first-year GPA to an extent — but not for all students. We didn't include this in our video, but this piece covers the research that shows the SAT isn't predictive for a huge portion of students: [ Ссылка ]

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