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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone not in favor of adversity should be lobbying CB to make it optional for the student to disclose along with their SAT scores.  CB should not be disclosing it.  Then there's no controversy. Done.[/quote]

None of the data is private. [/quote]

Yes, but linking that data to an individual's score is a bit of unchartered territory.  There are currently legal challenges around public data mining practices that may impact how these scores are reported/used.[/quote]

Right now many colleges are ALREADY purchasing the census tract data, and adding it to an applicant's file, right along with their SAT scores.

The high school counselors ALL provide school profiles that share the amount of APs available and indicate if the student took the 'most rigorous' or a less rigorous path compared to their peers, the percentage of students who matriculate to a 4-year college, the percentage of students who qualify for subsidized or free meals, and whether the schools receive Title 1 funding. This information is linked to their transcript.

All this change is doing is trying to establish the College Board as a one-stop shop for data that the colleges already gather. It will save colleges money and time. Literally, the only new piece is to show how the applicant's SAT score ranks in comparison to other students in their graduating class (top 25% and so on).

I think it's caused controversy because people didn't realize the extent that colleges are using data mining already to recruit and shape their classes.[/quote]

I know this is common practice, but there are a lot of privacy/data mining legal challenges in the works and these high visibility examples give them more impetus.[/quote]

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