SATs Help Colleges Make Smarter Admissions Calls
By
Gaston Caperton
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Opinion - September 4, 2009
Fair and reliable, the tests level the playing field, for the student and the school.
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Are the SATs a Must for College Admissions?
Opinion - September 4, 2009
Or is high school performance just as good an indicator of a student's likely success?
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SATs Do Not Take the Full Measure of a High School Student
By
Jill Tiefenthaler
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Opinion - September 4, 2009
Being good at taking tests is not as important as being a thinker, a seeker … or a clarinet player.
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Most Diverse Class of Students Ever Sits for SAT
By
Zach Miners
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On Education - August 27, 2009
Minority participation rate for the exam was at an all-time high, but average scores varied widely.
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College Roundup: 4/20-4/24
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - April 27, 2009
NYU makes SAT/ACT optional; Quinnipiac volleyball team sues school after being axed.
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Stanford Rejects SAT Score Choice
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - January 7, 2009
The university will continue to consider all SAT scores, not just the one an applicant selects.
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Athletes Show Huge Gaps in SAT Scores
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - December 30, 2008
On average, football players at big programs scored 220 points lower than classmates, study shows.
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College Board Introduces New Test for Eighth Graders
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - October 22, 2008
Critics question whether the ReadiStep test has value or is a "cynical marketing ploy"
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Baylor Halts Incentives to Retake SATs
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - October 17, 2008
Spokesman says school "goofed" when it implemented the practice.
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Will Paying for SAT Scores Boost Baylor's Ranking?
By
Robert Morse
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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - October 16, 2008
There's no academic value in asking students already enrolled to retake a college admissions test.
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Baylor Pays Freshmen to Retake SAT
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - October 15, 2008
Critics say the school is trying to boost its ranking unethically.
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What Happened at the NACAC Convention
By
Robert Morse
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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 30, 2008
The debate over college admissions tests like the SAT was the hot topic in Seattle.
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Report Says Test Scores Should Be Less Important in College Admissions
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - September 22, 2008
Colleges should review their policies and consider going test optional if possible.
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About That NACAC Report on the SAT
By
Robert Morse
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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 22, 2008
If test scores are used in admissions decisions, they will also be a part of our methodology.
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SAT Scores Hold Steady for Class of '08
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - August 27, 2008
The recent crop of high school graduates tied their predecessors' scores on the standardized test.
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Getting Ready for the SAT and ACT
By
Lucia Graves
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Education - August 21, 2008
You're pretty much stuck with them, so you might as well do your best to ace them.
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'End-of-Course' Exams Catching On
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - August 15, 2008
Critics contend that another standardized test is at least one too many.
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Girls as Good as Boys at Math
By
Lucia Graves
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On Education - July 25, 2008
A new study says girls measure up to boys in every grade.
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6 Ways to Tackle the New SAT
By
Lucia Graves
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Education - July 18, 2008
With the College Board's new score-reporting policy, there are an increasing number of strategies.
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Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees
By
Lucia Graves
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Education - June 24, 2008
The new policy very likely will be popular with students, but what do admissions officers think?
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High School Grades and SAT: Still Best Predictor of College Success, Study Says
By
Eddy Ramírez
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On Education - June 18, 2008
But the switch to the writing test format "did not substantially change" the test's ability to forecast first-year college performance.
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Ohio Uses SAT and ACT for Math Placement
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - May 30, 2008
But students who bombed the tests can still take the school's version online.
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Admissions Officials Shrug at SAT Writing Test
By
Eddy Ramírez
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Education - April 30, 2008
New survey captures opinions on exam and college affordability.
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High School Counselors Take on the SAT, and Other News from NACAC 2007
By
Robert Morse
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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - October 4, 2007
The hot debate at NACAC's 2007 annual conference was about whether some aspects of the college admission process are unfair to students.
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Correcting One of Our Critics
By
Robert Morse
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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 14, 2007
Columbia College (Illinois) is wrong when it implies in recent letters that U.S. News ranked it in the recently published 2008 edition of America's Best Colleges.
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