<p>Here is an article from USNEWS & World Report: Some with inaccurate scores are being offered admission. Read the part about UCLA.</p>
<p>Entire article below.</p>
<p>"I knew my SAT score was too low! First, you take the highest-pressure standardized test you'll probably ever have to take. Then you find out the computer scored the answers incorrectly. Your overall score was lower than it should have been-and was automatically sent to your top-choice colleges.</p>
<p>That's the nightmare facing some of the 500,000 students who took the College Board's SAT exam last October. "Snafu is the perfect word," says John Katzman, CEO of Princeton Review. The glitch was discovered in December when two students, suspecting their scores were erroneous, alerted the board. After a three-month investigation, the board made public the systematic errors and E-mailed approximately 4,000 inaccurately scored students (they'll also receive a refund for the cost of the exam and fees associated with sending scores). If you haven't yet heard, you're most likely not one of the unlucky 4,000.</p>
<p>The testing company has notified colleges as well, providing corrected scores and asking the schools to review the files of the wronged applicants. The Board says that 600 students received scores that are artificially high as well, but that neither the colleges nor the students will ever be notified.</p>
<p>According to Brian O'Reilly, executive director of SAT information and services at the board, the breakdown looks like this: Of the 4,000 students with incorrect scores-83 percent had a change between 10 and 40 points on a 2400 point scale. Twelve percent had scores off by 50 to 90 points, and 5 percent had scores lower by more than 100 points. Most of the 600 students with inflated scores received credit for fewer than 100 additional points.</p>
<p>Colleges still have time to deal with the fallout. Vu Tran, head of admissions at the University of California-Los Angeles, says his office was notified that 39 of the more than 47,234 applicants had been issued incorrect scores. Of those students, one had been denied admission. Based on the updated scores, the student will be offered a place in next year's freshman class. "It was not a major problem because our acceptance letters will not be mailed out until later this month," Tran says.</p>
<p>At the University of Pennsylvania, Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson says his office is still reviewing 103 students who were given false scores. "If there is a 10-point change," he says, "it probably won't make that much difference because we consider many, many factors." Penn sends out letters of acceptance and rejection on March 30.</p>
<p>O'Reilly, of the College Board, reassures the wronged students that no further action is needed. "Other than knowing that their score was wrong and the magnitude of that score change," he explains, "there is not much that students can do."</p>
<p>Others disagree. "If I were one of the students notified about an incorrect score," says Katzman of Princeton Review, "I would send a letter explaining the situation to every college to which I applied just to make sure." Incorrectly scored students should make sure their high school transcript reflects the correct score (some colleges read SAT scores directly from the transcript). They should also notify merit-based scholarships or aid offices where they applied.</p>
<p>Any student suffering from score anxiety can contact the College Board at (866) 387-2594 or go to collegeboard.com. Future test takers who receive scores they believe may be in error can have a human pair of eyes review their test for a $50 fee, a service students can request after receiving their scores.</p>