Top 40 LAC Students Testing Data

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Kenyon is 55%, not 31%. Just looked at CDS. 28% SAT, 27% ACT. 33 is accurate median for ACT.

This is what I have from Kenyon’s CDS, too.

[Anonymous]

Makes it seem impossible to know where a kid actually has a shot when half the stats are a mystery.

[Anonymous]

OP here: used CDSs for the national universities post, but just Department of Ed’s College Navigator for this one. Seems like schools report fewer test scores to the government than they provide in Common Data Sets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: used CDSs for the national universities post, but just Department of Ed’s College Navigator for this one. Seems like schools report fewer test scores to the government than they provide in Common Data Sets.

So which is it? Government reporting is mandatory, CDS is voluntary and part of the College board and US News. Perhaps some schools are trying to make themselves look better to the public!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: used CDSs for the national universities post, but just Department of Ed’s College Navigator for this one. Seems like schools report fewer test scores to the government than they provide in Common Data Sets.

So which is it? Government reporting is mandatory, CDS is voluntary and part of the College board and US News. Perhaps some schools are trying to make themselves look better to the public!?

I really don't think it's okay for a school to report false information in the CDS. Is it possible there are data errors in some federal bureaucratic information service? Seems highly plausible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: used CDSs for the national universities post, but just Department of Ed’s College Navigator for this one. Seems like schools report fewer test scores to the government than they provide in Common Data Sets.

So which is it? Government reporting is mandatory, CDS is voluntary and part of the College board and US News. Perhaps some schools are trying to make themselves look better to the public!?

I really don't think it's okay for a school to report false information in the CDS. Is it possible there are data errors in some federal bureaucratic information service? Seems highly plausible.

Are the definitions for both the same? Are there slight wording differences? Is one possibly for all applicants and another for only those who are admitted?

I would first dig into the details before starting to accuse the universities/colleges immediately of malice.
Unless one has a program to follow and stir up things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: used CDSs for the national universities post, but just Department of Ed’s College Navigator for this one. Seems like schools report fewer test scores to the government than they provide in Common Data Sets.

So which is it? Government reporting is mandatory, CDS is voluntary and part of the College board and US News. Perhaps some schools are trying to make themselves look better to the public!?

I really don't think it's okay for a school to report false information in the CDS. Is it possible there are data errors in some federal bureaucratic information service? Seems highly plausible.

Are the definitions for both the same? Are there slight wording differences? Is one possibly for all applicants and another for only those who are admitted?

I would first dig into the details before starting to accuse the universities/colleges immediately of malice.
Unless one has a program to follow and stir up things.

I wasn't accusing the schools of malice. I was suggesting the DOE website had some data errors. I find it unthinkable that a prominent school would misreport straightforward facts.