<p>Okay, I posted about this in the SAT/ACT Prep forum (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=41078%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=41078</a>), but I thought I'd get some parental input, too. </p>
<p>I don't know how widespread this is--if it was an isolated occurance or what--but apparently the Saturday SAT test was possibly the exact same as the Sunday SAT--just different essay topic.</p>
<p>Anyone have kids who took the Sunday SAT? I'm really really shocked the collegeboard would do such a thing--purposefully or not. Perhaps it was just a few test centers who gave out the wrong day's tests, or maybe the tests were the same. Either way, someone really messed up.</p>
<p>So, anyone know anything about this?</p>
<p>THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! I was a little nervous about the transition to the NEW SAT, because of the ADMINISTRATIVE difficulties that could be associated. It APPEARS that my concerns were warranted. As we all KNOW, the answers to the SAT questions are available VERY early in the day on Saturday. While this alone leaves the possibility for communication to west coast test takers via CELL PHONE and other devices, the REUSE of the Saturday test on Sunday is an OUTRAGE. The Sunday test takers should NOT be able to have an answer key available to them on Saturday to study because they have some sort of religious belief. Once again, I believe this is just an example of the INEPTITUDE of the college board, NOT a conspiracy.</p>
<p>it was definitely the same test. no question about it. now the curve is going to change, and it's going to have a negative impact on those who took the test saturday- why should we be compared to people who may have already had the answers? it's not that we're blaming the people who took it sunday-- we don't want you to take the test again; but this is completely the fault of collegeboard, and they should be condemned for their actions, just as they condemned jericho last year for the scandal with the tutor. this is unfair to everyone who took the test this weekend. we all deserve to know what's going on. called nbc, newsday.</p>
<p>Get real. The SAT I isn't even the same test for all people in the same room at one testing site on the same day. That's why you have to enter a form number of your test on your answer sheet--there is more than one test form. The Sunday tests are never exactly the same as the Saturday tests. For decades there have been special testing dates for test-takers who observe Saturday Sabbaths, and there have always been different test forms for those days. </p>
<p>Get some oxygen and relax.</p>
<p>Actually tokenadult, it was exactly the same. As for the all the same people in one testing site not having the same test, they DO have the same test, but the sections are in a different order and there are different experimentals. but for the questions that count, they are all the same in one testing site, and as far as everyone I talked to at my school and collegeconfidential, they are the same for a good amount of the eastern region. (people in my school took it at all different testing sites since our school didn't offer it, and we all had the same questions that counted). And trust me, a friend of mind who took it on Sunday for religious reasons had EXACTLY the same questions I did, just a different essay and different experimental.</p>
<p>I think it's time to really get real.. the issue was verified with college board, and it's true that the same test was administered on two different days.. the proof is there, it's time for them to do something about it now... wonder what that'll be :-</p>
<p>Re: post #6, where is the proof? I went to the original thread linked in the opening message of this thread, and there are posts asking for proof, but none providing proof. </p>
<p>What exact test center in what place, with which test-takers, are we talking about?</p>
<p>And do you think that students looked up the answer to the Saturday SAT and memorized it for the Sunday administration. Good memories if they could do that for a 4 hour test.</p>
<p>Well, actually if this were to happen I don't think a student who would have gotten 1000 on his SAT would now get a 1550+. There are simply too many answers to memorize. But think about the 1400 student who can handle the vast majority of the questions on his own. He would have to memorize only about 4-5 questions per section which is not that impossible. Voila 1600!</p>
<p>According to PR, CB used two essay prompts on Sat. It sure would be nice to have that prompt 24 hours in advance since it is worth ~233 points by itself.</p>
<p>bluebayou: apparently the essay prompt was different from the two saturday ones, at least that's what the people who took the sunday one said.</p>