SAT

6 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Feb 28, 2018 by Jeni Britton · said 50 times in 14 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Everything said about SAT, oldest first

Feb 28, 2018 negative
Opinion
Britton Bauer: Standardized tests like the SAT are an invalid evaluation metric
“I really thought that was horrible. I still think that's horrible. My mom thinks that's horrible. It's horrible. You can't judge people by that kind of stuff. It's just not right.”
Jeni Britton Feb 28, 2018 ▶ 6:23 Live Episode! Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: Jeni Britton Bauer
Sep 21, 2020
Assertion Supported
Khan recorded 400 SAT video solutions without College Board permission
“I had actually made some SAT videos for Navia and my cousins. I actually went through the SAT practice book, and I did every problem in the book on video for my cousins, so that it was a 400 something problems, and I was afraid that the college board was going…”
Sal Khan Sep 21, 2020 ▶ 1:11:31 Khan Academy: Sal Khan
Sep 21, 2020 positive
Disclosure
The College Board pays Khan Academy to create free SAT prep
“Over time, the relationship has evolved where they actually pay us resources to create free test prep which is, you know, that's the type of revenue I love because it's, it helps sustain us, but it's free to the student.”
Sal Khan Sep 21, 2020 ▶ 1:12:22 Khan Academy: Sal Khan
Aug 12, 2024 negative
Insight
Nick Green: The SAT is a beatable game, not a test of intelligence
“The SAT is a game. It can be beaten. It's not about how smart you are. It's about how smart you get at that test.”
Nick Green Aug 12, 2024 ▶ 6:29 Thrive Market: Nick Green
Mar 31, 2025 negative
Insight
Test Prep Parents Preferred Top-Scoring Tutors Over Standalone Software
“Given who our customer was, you know, like a high performing student with, you know, parents that they want to figure out a way to get their students to get great scores. They didn't want to just pay for software. They wanted to look a, so a kid who got 2400 o…”
Abhi Ramesh Mar 31, 2025 ▶ 8:40 Misfits Market: Abhi Ramesh
Aug 6, 2026 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dininger: Brain Buffs users saw a 148-point average SAT score increase
“Our first cohorts were the year before, and the average student increased 148 points, and that's about, like.75 standard deviations above their expected growth for our engaged students.”
Sandy Dininger Aug 6, 2026 ▶ 35:20 Advice Line: "Strategy Sessions"
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