<p>What should I send to ETS?</p>
<p>May 2012 SAT score is 1880
November SAT score is 1310</p>
<p>ETS put my scores on hold for investigation as 3 members will have a look at them.
I know it's a huge drop but, I swear I didn't cheat. Also, it got worse. They found some of the answers that I had similar to the students around me. I prepped so hard for the first SAT and I don't want to take it again. The second SAT I didn't study, last minute sign up, and I had lots of problems going on at home.
I have to send them stuff to convince them that I didn't cheat. So, I got two papers from my teachers saying that there was no question in my integrity and honesty. And i am going to have my Dad write them a paper about the problems that I had going on. What else should I send them?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Tell them that you will take another SAT test right in front of their eyes. If what you say is true, there shouldn’t be any problem.</p>
<p>Please explain how they would suggest you had similar answers to those around you even though it was a multiple choice test??</p>
<p>It is very simple banana. In fact, it is even more understandable since it is multiple choice. You all pick from the same five answer choices ! That means its actually not that unusual to get “similar answer choices” to those around you !</p>
<p>Is your second test score a lot worse than the first one? Is it possible that you mis-bubbled in one section so the whole section is done wrong? Ask them to show you the result and check to see if one section’s answers are off by one bubble.</p>
<p>My son is being accused of almost the exact same situation. His scores showed a big difference and my son did not cheat. The letter you send them to explain yourself will do no good. That letter seems to be only a formality. After speaking with our school superintendent and also his guidance counselor, both agree that the way the test was given there would have been no way for my son to have cheated. My son insists he is innocent and the school superintendent, his guidance counselor and I believe him.<br>
He wrote that letter to ETS explaining himself and the score drop. He gave valid reasons. He worked the say before the 2nd test and got off work late that night. He had to be at the test for 7am and also had a very bad headache and again had to be at work for noon the day of the test. He had to study for regents while also prepping for the sat as well. He also had varsity baseball to contend with. He put all this into the letter and sent it out to
ETS. Within 5 days we got a letter giving him 4 options, all of which are admitting to guilt! Option 1. Take the test over again to confirm your scores, 2. Tell them to cancel his scores and get a refund, 3. Let the school agency to which he like to apply sent the findings and let them decide on whether to use the scores and 4. Ask an arbitrator by the American arbitration assoc.to rule on the material supplied stating ETS substantial that your scores are invalid.
All options indicate guilt…
The explanation they gave us was the score drop indicated a red flag. then they told us the answers on the first test were very close to another students in the room. The guidance counselor reviewed the seating chart and explained that it would have been impossible for any cheating to have taken place.
We have spoke to one educational attorney and his fee would be $400 an hour, which I way out of our budget.
Last I checked this was America, and you are innocent until proven guilty, and if you could not afford an attorney you would have one appointed for you. THIS IS WRONG! </p>
<p>Closing old thread due to duplicate by new poster.</p>