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Shared, somebody at harvard said they were native american but they barely made it through. one professor dershowitz talks about this, that they skate through, i don't think that's true at some of the hardest universities. academically hardest universities. >> kennedy: it's so frustrating. what does this teach kids? what does this teach someone if the parent tells you not to worry about the act? "i told them you have a learning disability, everything will be fine." those kids will be like, "i didn't get a 1420!" for kids and have a hard time testing and work their tails off, and go through pre...
I want to be judged not on my skin color, but my grades. i think conservatives have to argue that point. white people are being hurt here, or asians. if you want to be on a list and to be given preferential treatment, i think in many cases, no. >> juan: the issue then is what is merit? a lot of people will say let's just have a meritocracy? if you are juan williams kid, you are going to go to the best school. you are going to get s.a.t. prep courses, the summer expenses that allow you to write on your resume we went on a trip to a foreign country, and i had this experience. the question then b...
>> reporter: the changes take effect in 2016. and they are meant to level the playing field. some s.a.t. prep courses can run as high as $20,000. now the college board is fighting back making tutoring videos available for free. other changes in the test itself make the s.a.t. more like it's biggest rival, the a.c.t. which has been rapidly gaining ground. and while writing an essay will become optional in the new test, anxious high schoolers shouldn't celebrate just yet. algebraic formulas aren't going anywhere. finally, no more of this 2400 score. the top prize for the s.a.t.'s will once again...