Secrets of the SAT
Brief Synopsis
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Examines the debate over fairness in college admissions in a program that looks at how the rise of American meritocracy has created a national obsession with test scores and a multimillion dollar test-preparation industry. The program investigates the impact of standardized tests on racial diversity
Cast & Crew
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Michael Chandler
Director
Claude Steele
Betsy Ruiz
Bob Laird
Yu-hsuan Lee
Omar Rodriguez
Film Details
Also Known As
Frontline (10/05/99), Taking on the SAT
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Examines the debate over fairness in college admissions in a program that looks at how the rise of American meritocracy has created a national obsession with test scores and a multimillion dollar test-preparation industry. The program investigates the impact of standardized tests on racial diversity on college campuses. A diverse set of students and their families are followed through the stressful college admissions cycle, sharing their dreams of attending some of the country's most prestigious universities.
Director
Michael Chandler
Director
Cast
Claude Steele
Betsy Ruiz
Bob Laird
Yu-hsuan Lee
Omar Rodriguez
Terrence Pell
Marlow Schindler
Will Lyman
Narrator
Maria Blanco
J K Delane
Crew
Steve Audette
Editor
David Baumgartner
Sound
Martin Brody
Music
Marrie Campbell
Editor
Jeffrey Chandler
Production Assistant
Michael Chandler
Writer
Michael Chandler
Producer
Lydia Chavez
Consultant
Mason Daring
Music
Michael A Dawson
On-Line Editor
Michael A Dawson
Avid Editor
David Dellaria
Camera
Anna Dvorsky
Other
David Fanning
Executive Producer
Veronica Gibeault
Unit Manager
Andrew Gilbert
Sound
Andy Gilbert
Associate Producer
R Robin Hirsh
Camera
Josiah Hooper
Camera
Alec Jarnagin
Steadicam Operator
Rick Juliano
Sound
Nicholas Lemann
Consultant
Stephen Lighthill
Camera
Norman M Lloyd
Camera
Tim Mangini
Production Manager
Erin Martin Kane
Technical Operations Manager
Vicki Mcclure
Camera
Douglas D Milton
Unit Manager
Peter Nicks
Camera
Julie Parker O'brien
Post-Production Coordinator
Karen O'connor
Editor
Tony Pagano
Camera
Robin Parmelee
Line Producer
Gabriela Quiros
Assistant Editor
Gabriela Quiros
Associate Producer
M G Rabinow
Post-Production
Dana Reinhardt
Editor
John Rogers
Camera
Saidah Said
Sound
Saidah Said
Assistant Producer
Sapana Sakya
Assistant Producer
Camille Servan-schreiber
Associate Producer
Camille Servan-schreiber
Camera
Jim Sullivan
Sound Mixer
Michael Sullivan
Executive Producer
Sharon Tiller
Producer
Wendy Wank
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Frontline (10/05/99), Taking on the SAT
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
