[SamoyedFurFluff]

How does that work? You’re saying a child being literally homeless can focus on keeping GPA up?

[BeFlatXIII]

You got the point of the parent comment backward. It’s specifically easier for a bright child in poverty to ace one test than to maintain a GPA for four years.

[SamoyedFurFluff]

But how can it be better for child study to ace the test when they’re homeless rather than they work to help avoid homelessness and maybe not study so much?

[nonethewiser]

You're 100% correct but people will argue SAT performance is more a function of privelege than being bright.