[Lucy-H22640]

The SAT tests are not mostly science. Half the test covers English, and the other half math. The math portion of the test is completely objective. The problem arises with the English portion of the test. The vast majority of writing samples used are from white male authors. A case could be made that it should not matter who wrote the material, that the point is to test reading comprehension. The real issue here is that white males are more likely to have already read works written by other white males. This gives them the advantage of familiarity with the reading material before taking the test. Women and people of color are more likely to seek out reading material written by other women or people of color. If the writing samples offered on the SAT test were from more diverse authors, the test would be more balanced and less biased.

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Name : Lucy-H22640, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 24, City : San Jose, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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