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Responding to cheating allegations, the company that administers the SAT tests around the world is withholding scores, at least temporarily, for thousands of Chinese and South Korean students just days before the early application deadlines for most American colleges and universities.Responding to cheating allegations, the company that administers the SAT tests around the world is withholding scores, at least temporarily, for thousands of Chinese and South Korean students just days before the early application deadlines for most American colleges and universities.
The delay applies to people who took the exam on Oct. 11. Students from other countries who took it on the same date received their scores on Tuesday.The delay applies to people who took the exam on Oct. 11. Students from other countries who took it on the same date received their scores on Tuesday.
In a prepared statement, the Educational Testing Service said its decision was “based on specific, reliable information,” and referred to “organizations that seek to illegally obtain test materials for their own profit, to the ultimate detriment of all students.” The College Board, the company that creates the SAT, contracts with the testing service to provide testing security and administer its tests overseas. In a prepared statement, the Educational Testing Service said the decision was “based on specific, reliable information,” and it referred to “organizations that seek to illegally obtain test materials for their own profit, to the ultimate detriment of all students.” The College Board, the company that creates the SAT, contracts with the testing service to provide testing security and administer its tests overseas.
Reports have surfaced in the past about people in East Asia acquiring and sharing test questions in advance, particularly at test preparation schools. Those reports led to the test being canceled in South Korea in May of last year, and 900 scores from that country being voided in 2007. Reports have surfaced in the past about people in East Asia acquiring and sharing test questions in advance, particularly at test preparation schools. Those reports led to cancellation of the test in South Korea in May of last year and the voiding of 900 scores from that country in 2007.
Tom Ewing, a spokesman for the Educational Testing Service, said scores were being withheld based on the nations where students lived, not where they took the exam. The SAT is not administered in China, except at a few private schools, and each year thousands of Chinese students travel to other parts of Asia to take the exam.Tom Ewing, a spokesman for the Educational Testing Service, said scores were being withheld based on the nations where students lived, not where they took the exam. The SAT is not administered in China, except at a few private schools, and each year thousands of Chinese students travel to other parts of Asia to take the exam.
Mr. Ewing said the company would investigate and expected to release valid scores by mid-November, in time to be considered by colleges for early admissions. Many colleges have application deadlines for early admission in November, and give students their decisions by mid-December. Mr. Ewing said the company would investigate and expected to release valid scores by mid-November, in time to be considered by colleges for early admissions. Many colleges have application deadlines for early admission in November and give students their decisions by mid-December.
But in discussion boards on websites like College Confidential, students expressed fear that the delay could affect their chances. Some said that knowing their scores would have influenced their decisions about where to apply. Others complained that they were being treated unfairly.But in discussion boards on websites like College Confidential, students expressed fear that the delay could affect their chances. Some said that knowing their scores would have influenced their decisions about where to apply. Others complained that they were being treated unfairly.