I love the way that people believe a carefully constructed test system will just provide a 400pt improvement on re-test. Talk about neon signs. And privilege, and $.
Well, the SAT is very vulnerable to coaching, if the coaching program is good.
I got 1526/1600 on the original SAT with no prep and no coaching - but that’s just me. I have seven kids, and have given advice to lots of families (I was on a medical school admissions committee for a number of years - people would come to the door pushing strollers for advice LOL).
The SAT is the most important variable for any white kid who is not a Division I athlete. SAT “bands” totally define and kids “safety”, “apply” and “reach” colleges. A band is like, 1100-1150 = these schools, 1151-1199 = a different group of schools.
There is no question that a good coaching/practice program = +200 on the combined SAT. 400? I doubt it, but I suppose it’s possible.
Whether any of this means anything is very questionable. Other than who your daughter marries, and leaving out Harvard-Yale-Princeton-Stanford and the tech schools, where your kid goes is probably of no importance. It CERTAINLY does not deserve the importance that most families place on it - and the hysteria appears to be building, year after year.