June 27, 2008
The Revised SAT: No Better, No Worse at Its Job
The latest word about the new SAT? It gives colleges about the same information as the old one did.
Last week, the College Board announced that the recent changes in the SAT had not substantially altered how accurately it predicts first-year grades. The news prompted applause from the test's proponents, scorn from its critics, and little surprise from admissions deans.
Officials of the College Board, the nonprofit organization that owns the test, say the research affirms that
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