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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

An Old Option for the SAT Returns

A new option from the College Board will be offered to high school juniors taking the SAT this March: Score Choice. With this option, the student can choose which overall scores (SAT or SAT Subject Tests) that a college or university will be sent. While a similar option was offered for the SAT II: Subject Test a few years back, this was never available for the SAT. College Board officials are hoping this will reduce the anxiety and stress that accompanies their test and college admissions, but some highly selective colleges have already stated they will not go along with Score Choice stirring some hot debates amongst college admissions counselors.

Read the full article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/education/31sat.html?_r=1&ref=education