If the College Board really wanted to help make college more obtainable for poor people, instead of mucking around with this Adversity Score (which I’m happy they backtracked on), they should reconsider reducing all the fees and costs that they impose on students, particularly since the CEO of the College Board, a non-profit BTW, took home over $1million/year in total compensation. Probably even more now, since that number was back in 2009. Lesson to learn.. Just because an organization is non-profit, doesn’t mean the executives aren’t milking others while serving in that non-profit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Board The consumer rights organization Americans for Educational Testing Reform (AETR) has criticized the College Board for violating its non-profit status through excessive profits and exorbitant executive compensation; nineteen of its executives make more than $300,000 per year, with CEO Gaston Caperton earning $1.3 million in 2009 (including deferred compensation).[18][19] AETR also claims that College Board is acting unethically by selling test preparation materials, directly lobbying legislators and government officials, and refusing to acknowledge test-taker rights.[20]
Those increases have bolstered the College Board’s financials. As of 2016, the nonprofit was sitting on $1.1 billion of assets and paid its top executive, David Coleman, more than $1.4 million in compensation.
Regarding costs…
It’s $48 to take the SAT, $65 with the essay portion, $51 ACT, $67 with the writing section, and $22 for each SAT subject test, not including the $26 registration fee….each time…. The PSAT costs $17-20…
Each AP class costs $94 ($124 abroad) and an additional $40 late fee if you register after Nov16. If you cancel your exam or don’t use it, there’s an additional $40 cancellation fee.
If you are “poor”, the College board gives a “generous” $37 discount off of the AP class (late fees still withstanding)….
