ABSTRACT
SATs depends also on the parents’ education. The more educated the parents are,
the greater the motivation to take the SATs is and the greater the applicants’ access
to the tests is. Moreover, the applicants’ success on the SATs also depends to a great
extent on the parents’ education (Dvir et al., 2009; see also Beenstock, 2005). It is
not surprising, therefore, that the law colleges, where the matriculation grade required
for admission is lower, so that fewer applicants must take the SATs, attract more stu-
dents whose parents do not hold academic degrees (not to mention those whose
parents have no high school diploma; see also Zussman et al., 2009). This gap
between university and college students is concealed, but it is very important.21
