Obiter Dicta Issue 10 - February 1, 2016 | Page 6

OPINION 6  Obiter Dicta taking the SAT showed that students from wealthy families tend to score, on average, seventy points higher than students from poorer families. Another study found that social factors like family income and parental education are among the best predictors for SAT success. This shouldn’t be a surprise. Any postsecondary school is expensive and some applicants need to devote time and energy to working to help pay for it. The less financ