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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a hypothesis that the test prompts are different  for the makeup test. This year more students than just the infirm on original test day will take the makeup test. I am pretty sure that the reviewers look for intelligent answers written with some semblance of understanding of the question and the English language and its grammatical rules.  If that is in fact the standard, it would be easy to grade answers, even if the answers responded to different questions. [/quote]

The problem is the admissions office employs different readers of varying qualifications with different ideas as to what constitutes good writing, (not to mention what the reader deems to be evidence of interest, intellectual curiosity, passion and curiosity in STEM, diversity and future leaders etc).

There will be subjective interpretation of essays and answers and having different prompts will add to this subjectivity and inconsistencies. Exceptional math students are denied admissions each year because some reader(s) did not like the semifinalist's essay or short answers despite exceptional achievements in mathcounts, AMC 10, science fairs etc.  [/quote]

You do know the whole thing is a crapshoot, don't you?

You could have ONE reader and there will be subjectivity.

Let it go.[/quote]

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