November 8, 1999 at 12:00 am #24412
Jen30976
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If you are referring to minorities who are Americans and aren’t immigrants, the SATs are fair and just. However, if you are also referring to minorities as in foreign students, you couldn’t be more wrong. The verbal consists of a lot of English, and not simple English but complex English at a very high level. For example, there’s vocabulary such as “clairvoyant” and “anachronistic.” Imagine how a foreign student feels when he/she writes that exam. They would certainly bomb that entire section, unless they are excellent guessers. And another thing, you say “they are mainly science questions.” Consider that they are mainly science questions written in English.