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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The vast majority of freshmen at colleges and universities in Virginia did not submit scores. [b]But over half of the freshmen at UVA, W&M, and VT did. [/b]Those are the three highest-ranking universities in Virginia, and the only three in the top 100. Washington & Lee, which is the highest-ranking LAC in Virginia, is also over 50%, and so is Hampton, which is the highest-ranking HBCU.

The current US News formula uses 50% as a cut point: a school’s test scores are only used in the formula if over 50% of freshmen reported scores. Otherwise the formula increases the weight given to graduation rates. What we’re seeing is, the schools with the market power to get to 50% are behaving as if they believe it is beneficial for them to do so. The fewer students submit scores to those schools, the more beneficial it becomes for any given student to be among the group submitting. [/quote]

The data does not say this.

It is about half for UVA. It is 45% for W&M and Tech. Those are SAT scores. But you can’t simply add ACT to those proportions — you have no idea how many anxious students submitted both scores.

The real takeaway is that scores matter a whole lot less than they did even five years ago. [/quote]

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