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SAT-Optional Admissions: Reasons to Take Another Look.

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Title: SAT-Optional Admissions: Reasons to Take Another Look.
Authors: Epstein, Jonathan P. jepstein@maguireassoc.com
Source: Recruitment & Retention in Higher Education. May2008, Vol. 22 Issue 5, p3-4. 2p.
Subject Terms: *SAT (Educational test), *Education, *Educational tests & measurements, *Rating of students, *Humanistic education, *Examinations, *Higher education exams, *Achievement tests
Abstract: The article examines several institutions that are SAT-optional in some form that are included in U.S. News' "Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges 2007." It reveals that only one institution required all students who took the test to submit scores after enrolling and used those scores when calculating their institution's average. It concludes that SAT scores for non-submitters are 100-150 points lower than submitters. All SAT-optional institutions continue to display their SAT averages on their Web sites, in their publications and in third-party publications despite the fact that the average represents only a part of the student body.
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Abstract:The article examines several institutions that are SAT-optional in some form that are included in U.S. News' "Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges 2007." It reveals that only one institution required all students who took the test to submit scores after enrolling and used those scores when calculating their institution's average. It concludes that SAT scores for non-submitters are 100-150 points lower than submitters. All SAT-optional institutions continue to display their SAT averages on their Web sites, in their publications and in third-party publications despite the fact that the average represents only a part of the student body.
ISSN:0891012X