College Board Error on June 6, 2015 SAT?

Thanks. Although the notice is not showing up on the website today. They should have sent an email out to everyone about the waived fee.

I haven’t received a single email from CB since the ticket for the test. This is really odd or that this was done purposely by CB.

Yes, it shows something on their website.
https://lp.collegeboard.org/information-regarding-the-saturday-june-6-sat-administration

Will the June SAT still be scored on a 2400 point scale or is it going to be a different scale? If it’s the latter then I would still argue that the scores will pale in comparison to other SATs.

facepalm

So is the free test in October given to everyone automatically, or only if you call and complain? Can we wait until after the scores come out next week to decide if we want the retest? These are important details. D thinks she did well on the early sections, but if we are unpleasantly surprised next week, we would probably consider a retest if its free.

They don’t say exactly after scores are released. Not to everyone, they clearly stated for students who believe their scores were damaged for the printing error. Probably a call to them will clear @me29034 doubts.

“However, we have waived the fee for the October SAT administration for students who let us know that their testing experience was negatively affected by the printing error and we will continue to do so.”

I can’t see how that could possibly be more clear.

Is it saying after students score are released?
Right now, I just have heard complaints about that test before the scores are released so probably everyone will take the test on Oct.

@Jr12317 “and we will continue to do so.”

@Jr12317 - Ok if you already have the link you can see it. However if you go to Collegeboard.com there used to be a link to the notice. It is not there any more. So the only way kids can see it is if they already have the link. Seems sneaky to me.

The very first thing that came up when I googled “College Board June 6” was this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/06/16/college-board-waiving-fee-for-students-who-took-june-6-sat-and-want-to-take-it-again/

Yes but go to the website. The notice is no longer on the front page.

@NickFlynn was that facepalm directed at me? If so, why? I just wanted to know what the scale would look like even w/o the two sections

Taken from the New York Times article posted this morning:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/education/after-sat-misprint-two-sections-wont-be-scored.html?_r=0

Since they’re agreeing to a waiver for those who can and will retest, what about for those who’s last test opportunity was June 6th? Will there be refunds? I believe by offering a waiver they have admitted that the test was inferior and therefore a refund is appropriate.

They have not admitted that the test was “inferior”. What they have done is give people some options.

That is absolutely true! If people would start dropping the pitchforks and the tar and look at the situation with some objectivity, they might also drop the Chicken Little attitude.

For starters, there will always be people that are not satisfied with their scores and others that encountered a technical issue. Proctors from hell, a coughing neighbor, a freezing room, and … clock issues. Spend a decade here and talk to numerous students, and you will compile a long history of problems and dissatisfaction.

In this case, a lot of hay has been made from a few stalks. The College Board has said the test will be valid and will release the score on a timely basis. However, there has been enough media hysteria about this that the score might be explained in the college application process and get an “asterisk.”

If the score was high enough (the missing sections should have impact on this with the correct balancing by ETS) the tester moves on. If the score is low, one can retake and get a free mulligan. The test can either be negated by score choice or one can add a note in the comment section.

All in all, we get to the some point! Schools WILL accept the score at its face value if high or might never see a low score or read an explanation that the June 2015 was not a correct reflection of the remaining score. People have submitted such explanation when a test was marred by an incident. In this case, the publicity makes the case easy to “present.”

At this stage, one can go on and tilt at more windmills or … accept the situation and make the best of it and … exploit the special set of circumstances.

^ I don’t know if exploit is the right word but if my sons June Math/Reading sections of the ACT are a lot higher than the June Math/Reading sections of the SAT I’m going to call and ask for a free October test.

Not really surprised.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/long-island-hs-student-sues-sat-printing-error-article-1.2258987

A Long Island high school student is the first in her class to sue the Educational Testing Service and The College Board for failing miserably to administer an SAT exam earlier this month.

Lawyers for Julia Ellinghaus are seeking class-action status for all takers of the college admission exam on June 6 that contained a printing error in the test booklets provided to students.