October 15, 2008

Baylor U. Offered Financial Incentives to Freshmen Who Retook the SAT

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By BECKIE SUPIANO and ERIC HOOVER

In an apparent attempt to raise its academic profile, Baylor University gave admitted freshmen financial incentives to retake the SAT last summer.

As first reported by Baylor’s student newspaper, The Lariat, the university offered a $300 bookstore credit to members of the class of 2012 who took the exam again. In an e-mail message to incoming freshmen on June 10, Baylor said it would give a $1,000

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