Quote Originally Posted by rollininstyle2004
I actually didnt even click the link before i posted...i just saw static's post and assumed it was soley SAT based.

I dont think what i meant came out right. Basically there are statistics somewhere (i forgot where i saw them) about how many high school juniors or seniors take the SAT in a particular state (out of the total, so percentage taking the test) and the states average score. There was a common pattern that the more students taking the test the lower the states average score. It also so happened that the states that had the MOST students taking the test were located in the South. On the other end, the states with the highest scores had very low numbers of students taking the tests. So since i THOUGHT (i was wrong) thoose numbers were based soley on the SAT scores i was just showing how using that single test would create a biased study. Im not trying to make an excuse for anything just giving an opinion on the study.

Now since the stats were made on all the above points i think they are pretty accurate and GA is just a dumb state

I understand where you're coming from. I think we all read the SAT stats every year and Georgia is always close to, if not in last place. I agree that solely using the SATs to gauge the intelligence of students is misleading. Some states have adopted the ACT as their primary aptitude test for college bound students. I think there should be a definitive standard nationwide that way high schools can properly implement a required prep course for students.
As far as your disgust for standardized tests, we really don't have any alternative. We need to be able to measure where students stand academically and that's part of the way the government determines funding for schools.
I have read that college grads make ~ 1 million dollars more in their lifetime that non-college grads.

Which town would I be in if traveled 100 miles south of Atlanta? Is that Valdosta?