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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Numbers don't lie and are a lot more informative than whatever opinions people have on this board:

https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp[/quote]
Any explanation why, when adding the sub scores does not equal the state "T"total score? Check out VT stats for SATs -- none of the Totals equals M+V+W (0).
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Interesting.  It does add up for some--VSU, W&M, VCU just at a glance.[/quote]
I[b]s there better source data for Va Tech — to figure out which are the right SAT numbers (my kid is right on the edge, so I’m very curious about these numbers). [/quote][/b]

No.  SCHEV is an amazing resource for VA parents - both public and private.  No other state has anything similar.  Don't listen to the naysayers.[/quote]
This is great data. But, at least for VA Tech, the SAT scores reported do not equal Verbal + Math. Something does not add up. Literally. That’s why the data is suspect. [/quote]

It doesn't add up for UVA either.  [/quote]

They won't necessarily add up.  It is 3 different measurements:  Verbal, math, and overall.   If you take the kids that are above the 50th percentile in math, they won't be the same as those above 50th percentile in verbal.[/quote]
But it seems you’d have to start with the top 50% group of kids — and those kids come with a total SAT score (V + M).  I don’t see how you’d get a different grouping of just top 50% V and just top 50% M scores (that results in a total score different from V +  M). BTW, I’m not arguing, disagreeing or advocating—  but just trying to understand. [/quote]

If they were doing the mean (average), the Verbal average plus the Math average will add up to the overall average.  It won't necessarily work out that way for median (equal numbers above and below a score).  A kid in the upper half for math could be in the lower half for verbal, and then where they would fall on the overall (above or below) would be based on a new calculation of the combined scores.   They are three different calculations with regrouping for each.    [/quote]
thanks for this explanation. [/quote]

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