Colleges Acknowledge SAT and ACT Score Cut-Offs in Admissions

Test Preparation
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<p>From The New York Times:

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As part of the report, which was commissioned by the National Association of College Admission Counseling, researchers asked nearly 250 colleges whether they used SAT or ACT scores as a cut-off for admission. Of those that accept the SAT, 1 in 5 said they used particular scores on the test as a “threshold” for admission, at least in some cases; among those using the ACT, 1 in 4 described similar cut-offs.

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Colleges</a> Acknowledge SAT and ACT Score Cut-Offs in Admissions</p>

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<p>It’s disappointing, yes, but somewhat expected. Admission, after all, in many cases is a number game. It is unfair that some students, who have money to find prep places, do better than those who can’t. But, that’s the way somethings run. This article just tells us the reality, which is something that most people already knew about.</p>

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<p>It’s hard to imagine how a school like UCLA, which gets 50,000+ applications a year, processes them all.</p>

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<p>The study is at</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/Research/Documents/TestPrepDiscussionPaper.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/Research/Documents/TestPrepDiscussionPaper.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The more interesting finding was that admissions at selective schools takes note of small differences between high SAT scores.</p>