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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recommend that you don't use superscoring in this analysis.  Superscoring seems like a public relations gesture to stressed out students.  Rather than something that really impacts a lot of candidates to get them admitted.  And you don't have any data on what improvements are typically seen with superscoring.  Any assumptions might be quite off.[/quote]

??  [b]A 35 superscore is the same as a 35 in one setting.[/b]  Test scores check a box not get you admitted.  It is possible you could create a good impression by a one and done 35 but you would create a better impression by a 36 superscored.  All colleges are looking for is the number.  It does impact a lot of candidates.  [/quote]

No, it's not. It implies a different (lower) "true ability".[/quote]

No it doesn’t. The SAT/ACT don’t test aptitude at all.  They will both tell you so.  If you can’t assume tests across different test dates are within a very narrow range of difficulty then that renders these tests practically useless as a comparitive metric.  [/quote]

They are g loaded tests.

The tests are equated between test dates.  https://www.collegevine.com/faq/17181/how-does-the-sat-curve-work

[b]The tests are the single most important predictor of performance at highly selective colleges. [/b] 
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You do know that this isn't true based on copious past research which shows GPA to be slightly better than test scores as a predictor. I believe that because of grade inflation and GPA compression at the top this will reverse as newer research studies are completed but to date the research refutes your assertion.[/quote]

Most recent research shows test scores are more predictive than GPA; almost certainly because of grade inflation.  The best predictor is test scores, grades and rigor assessed together.[/quote]

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