College Admissions Scramble After SAT Goof

[Kerrytravelers]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060309/ap_on_re_us/sat_scoring_error

College Admissions Scramble After SAT Goof

By JUSTIN POPE, AP Education Writer
Wed Mar 8, 8:39 PM ET

College admissions offices scrambled Wednesday to reconsider applications after learning they had received incorrect SAT scores for about 4,000 students who took the exam last October.

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College officials said they expected few admissions decisions would be changed, but they were taking a second look at applicants whose scores were reported incorrectly. Generally, SAT scores are only one factor schools consider, but they can be critical in admissions to particular programs or eligibility for merit-based scholarships.

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At the very least, the error was a major headache in admissions offices, who thought they were through the busiest part of the year. At the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, admissions director Kevin Kelly had finished printing and started mailing more than 12,000 decision letters when he opened his own mail to find a 13-page roster of students whose scores had been reported incorrectly.

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The affected students appear to be clustered in the Northeast. At the University of Vermont, 107 applicants' scores were affected, though most by just a few points, dean of admissions Don Honeman said. By Wednesday afternoon, Honeman said his staff had already reconsidered them all. One student who had been denied was admitted, and three others were bumped to a higher scholarship level.

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OMG. How much does this suck?

Thankfully, the admissions boards are taking a second look at all the names instead of just looking the other way. Hopefully, they are able to squeeze in a few additional students into the Freshman class.

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1. I still contend

that mine were wrong.

[Kerrytravelers]

2. Me too!

It's been 11 years since I took my last test. Think I've passed the stature of limitations for an investigations? :)