Thursday, May 21, 2009

30-point bump makes difference in admissions

By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY

 

A 30-point boost in math and critical-reading scores on the SAT reasoning test is statistically meaningless yet could make or break a student's chances of admission at "a substantial minority" of colleges, a research paper says.

And the more selective the college, the more that bump pays off, it finds.

 

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