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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the risk of bursting ego bubbles here is some info to chew on:

Which state has the highest average ACT and SAT scores?  http://po.st/D5rYCJ

The top three are Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin and the top 10-15 is mostly "fly over" country.

Virginia #29, Maryland #34 and DC is dead last.

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Completely misleading statistic.  These flyover states also have the lowest participation rates. Thus the highest scores.

http://www.businessinsider.com/average-sat-scores-by-state-2014-1#!JhvXY[/quote]

Your link is for the SAT, PPs is for both the ACT AND SAT.  Hers is much more accurate because it takes both into consideration so no "low participation" argument.  In flyover states, they take standardized testing at the same participation rates, but the ACT is way more common.[/quote]

Of course.  The trend is totally toward the ACT and naturally the brainier states are on top of the trend bringing SAT participation way down.   Seems that those of us in DC didn't get the memo until the College Board itself admitted defeat by announcing that it was rewriting the SAT. [/quote]

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