Since March, Ms.Glickman, like many of her classmates, has been attending an after-school SAT preparation course designed to boost scores for the important test in the fall.

• 中学之间的竞争也日益激烈，学校为了争取在“最佳”中学榜上获得较高的排名，鼓励学生选修高阶课程，而高阶课程是评价一个高中是否优秀的常见指标。