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The scaled score was the only score reported to either students or colleges, and ranged from 200 to 800, with 800 being the best possible score. The standard deviation between test scores in 2006 was 102. [2] Less than one percent of the 2006 College-Bound Seniors taking the test received a perfect score of 800. None got a score lower than 260.
SAT – formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test, now Scholastic Assessment Test. SAT Subject Tests (discontinued in 2021) ACT – formerly American College Testing Program or American College Test. Advanced Placement (AP). CLT – Classic Learning Test. THEA – Texas Higher Education Assessment.
Achievement tests were generally only required by the most selective of colleges. [1] Some of those colleges named one or more specific Achievement Tests that they required for admission, while others allowed applicants to choose which tests to take. Students typically chose which tests to take depending upon college entrance requirements for ...
More than 80% of four-year colleges in the U.S. will not require students to submit SAT or ACT scores this fall. Most of those schools are test-optional. Most of those schools are test-optional.
Yale University announced Thursday that it will resume requiring prospective students to the Ivy League institution to submit standardized test scores when applying for admission.
The application process consists of an official transcript of the student's last 2½ years of school, scores from the SAT I or ACT, two student essays, three teacher evaluations in science, mathematics, and English, and a list of awards and extracurricular activities.
During the 2000s and 2010s, as more and more college-bound students take the SAT, scores have gone down. [225] [33] [30] (See chart below.) This is in part because some states have required all high school students to take the SAT, regardless of whether or not they were going to college. [225]
The university said its data shows that students who submitted their test scores tended to score significantly higher on them and perform better in their first semester in college. The median SAT ...