Real average test scores.

[Anonymous]

Here's a stat I'd love to see:

You know how colleges collect data after enrollment? I'd like to see them college all test scores and post real average test scores of admitted students. And this would include every test score. So my kid would submit the 750/680 and the 650/730. Not just the 1530

I can imagine the Trump administration doing this. Something about merit.

But I think it would signal to kids that they are not outclassed at any college. Don't self select out. And also colleges would start to get hurt themselves by these kids retaking tests a million times. They won't like seeing all those 1300s come in. And maybe we'll move to encouraging kids to take these tests once or twice and being done

[Anonymous]

But but...how will test prep tutors and companies make $?

Look at Georgetown's. no superscoring there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's a stat I'd love to see:

You know how colleges collect data after enrollment? I'd like to see them college all test scores and post real average test scores of admitted students. And this would include every test score. So my kid would submit the 750/680 and the 650/730. Not just the 1530

I can imagine the Trump administration doing this. Something about merit.

But I think it would signal to kids that they are not outclassed at any college. Don't self select out. And also colleges would start to get hurt themselves by these kids retaking tests a million times. They won't like seeing all those 1300s come in. And maybe we'll move to encouraging kids to take these tests once or twice and being done

It's possible that my brain is not functioning correctly. What is 1530?
Test 1, 750+680 = 1430
Test 2, 650+730 = 1380
Superscore, 750+730 = 1480

[Anonymous]

OP, you can also check a college's CDS from 2020-21, when tests were required at most colleges.

Reported scores are superscores, which is a separate issue.

[Anonymous]

Most top schools are test required, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most top schools are test required, OP.

What does that have to do with OP’s post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's a stat I'd love to see:

You know how colleges collect data after enrollment? I'd like to see them college all test scores and post real average test scores of admitted students. And this would include every test score. So my kid would submit the 750/680 and the 650/730. Not just the 1530

I can imagine the Trump administration doing this. Something about merit.

But I think it would signal to kids that they are not outclassed at any college. Don't self select out. And also colleges would start to get hurt themselves by these kids retaking tests a million times. They won't like seeing all those 1300s come in. And maybe we'll move to encouraging kids to take these tests once or twice and being done

It's possible that my brain is not functioning correctly. What is 1530?
Test 1, 750+680 = 1430
Test 2, 650+730 = 1380
Superscore, 750+730 = 1480

My assumption was that he took it more than 2 times, but those results were the lowest of the set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's a stat I'd love to see:

You know how colleges collect data after enrollment? I'd like to see them college all test scores and post real average test scores of admitted students. And this would include every test score. So my kid would submit the 750/680 and the 650/730. Not just the 1530

I can imagine the Trump administration doing this. Something about merit.

But I think it would signal to kids that they are not outclassed at any college. Don't self select out. And also colleges would start to get hurt themselves by these kids retaking tests a million times. They won't like seeing all those 1300s come in. And maybe we'll move to encouraging kids to take these tests once or twice and being done

It's possible that my brain is not functioning correctly. What is 1530?
Test 1, 750+680 = 1430
Test 2, 650+730 = 1380
Superscore, 750+730 = 1480

sorry, forgot to add the third test. 650 and 780.

but you get the point.

My own kid's average test scores were good, but not super.

[Anonymous]

Both my kids started at 1500. Second kept taking and in last seating got a 1570. I think for most kids the range of scores is much smaller than op thinks. In any case, Colkege board reports percentiles based on single seatings, not super scores.

[Anonymous]

Colleges should not be allowed to advertise "average" SAT or ACT scores unless all accepted student scores are reported. Accreditors could require this change today. Go for it, Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's a stat I'd love to see:

You know how colleges collect data after enrollment? I'd like to see them college all test scores and post real average test scores of admitted students. And this would include every test score. So my kid would submit the 750/680 and the 650/730. Not just the 1530

I can imagine the Trump administration doing this. Something about merit.

But I think it would signal to kids that they are not outclassed at any college. Don't self select out. And also colleges would start to get hurt themselves by these kids retaking tests a million times. They won't like seeing all those 1300s come in. And maybe we'll move to encouraging kids to take these tests once or twice and being done

Adopting a proposal like this would work directly against both racial equity and economic justice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colleges should not be allowed to advertise "average" SAT or ACT scores unless all accepted student scores are reported. Accreditors could require this change today. Go for it, Trump.

To clarify something, published score ranges in the Common Data Set are for enrolled students, not admitted students. Admitted student score ranges are higher than for enrolled and not necessarily indicative of the enrolled class.

[Anonymous]

Get a life , OP

[Anonymous]

I believe Wesleyan and Bowdoin reveal actual scores on CDS of all students who took the tests, even if not submitted.