Test scores rising?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Richmond
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<p>UR's middle-range test scores as reported on their website for the most recent class (of '15) are significantly higher than those shown on the College Board website. I assume that the scores have risen and that the school is getting more popular.</p>

<p>My daughter loves the school but her scores match better with the ones on College Board (which we used to consider whether or not we should visit). Does anyone have a sense of how important test scores are in admission here? She is well-rounded in other areas (good GPA, NHS member, has activities, etc.).</p>

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<p>In general, both test scores and activities are important. However, if your daughter is on the lower range of test scores, yet has demonstrated meaningful commitment to an activity(ies) then that would help minimize the impact of the scores. Fortunately, Richmond takes a more holistic approach to admissions, so being well-rounded is a plus; but I’m sure at some point they set a minimum benchmark for test scores and/or GPA. Visit! :)</p>

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<p><a href=“http://ifx.richmond.edu/pdfs/CDS_Section%20C.pdf[/url]”>http://ifx.richmond.edu/pdfs/CDS_Section%20C.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>^This will give you a clearer view of the admission’s statistics.</p>

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<p>That’s a great source of info, but keep in mind that the data is for the class of 2014, not c/o 2015.</p>

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<p>The scores in the link from the Common Data Set are the ones currently used by College Board. These were for the class of '14 (as Spiders 05 points out) and these were the scores that we saw originally. The current scores on Richmond’s site for the class of '15 are 20 to 40 points higher in each category. </p>

<p>My daughter will still apply and we’ll see what happens. She does have a strong gpa and activities. We have been to visit twice and she did an alumni interview.</p>

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<p>I think they are comparing different numbers. The Richmond Admissions page lists the numbers for “Admitted Students”
[Student</a> Profile - Undergraduate Admission - University of Richmond](<a href=“http://admissions.richmond.edu/studentprofile/academics.html]Student”>http://admissions.richmond.edu/studentprofile/academics.html)
while the Common Data Set is for “Enrolled Students”</p>

<p>Not all admitted students enroll. The best students are more likely to get accepted at more selective schools, and choose to attend the more selective school. So the averages for enrolled students are less than the averages for admitted students.</p>

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<p>Sacchi, Thanks for pointing this out. It does help me understand why the scores were so different. I did not pick up on the admitted versus enrolled category. I can see on the data set that the scores are rising for Richmond, but probably not as dramatically as the admitted profile suggests. The enrolled profile for 2015 is not yet listed on the data set.
My daughter’s scores match better with the enrolled profile for 2014.</p>