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Test prep is a rite of passage for many Asian-Americans

  • Written by Julie J. Park, Associate Professor of Education, University of Maryland
Students prep for the SAT at a test prep center in New York City.Kaplan Test Prep

When ACT released its latest test scores this past October, the results showed that average scores took a dip for every racial group in the United States except one – Asian-Americans.

A similar situation played out with the SAT. Asian-Americans experienced a gain...

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