This is the reality of the situation that people don't want to admit. This is a social engineering problem related to the outcomes of college entrance processes. It's not really about the test or how we are measuring aptitude.
This problem would be far better solved elsewhere in the chain instead of blurring the meaning of data and pretending that things are different.
Yes but fucking with the metrics costs almost nothing. Does almost nothing too.
It can even backfire by sending a bunch of disadvantaged kids to programs they're not prepared to succeed at to "help them" get saddled with college debt they can't discharge.
This problem would be far better solved elsewhere in the chain instead of blurring the meaning of data and pretending that things are different.