Sometime recently, the NCES searchable website was updated with the 2017-2018 CDS data (for those who are now rising college sophomores). As seniors work on their lists for this fall, perhaps it’s time for a reminder that, for some schools, this class of 2021 data may be a smitch off due to the concordance requirement inflating old scores in the 17-18 CDS.
For UPenn, here are the New-only scores posted in the 2021 profile vs what is reported in 17-18 CDS/IPEDS:
New: EBRW 680-750, Math 690-770
CDS: EBRW 700-770, Math 720-790
Princeton:
New: EBRW 680-760, Math 700-780
CDS: EBRW 710-780, Math 720-790
Vanderbilt
New: EBRW 700-760, Math 700-790
CDS: EBRW 710-770, Math 730-800
Boston College
New: EBRW 650-720, Math 650-740
CDS: EBRW 660-760, Math 660-730
I can’t remember which other schools explicitly posted New scores by themselves for 2021. This may not matter for most applicants, but those with a section score on the low side may want to look carefully for 2022 data when it is finally posted.