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MIT's SAT Math Error

Posted by Zonk on from the maybe-they-should-get-a-college-graduate-to-check-it dept.

theodp writes "The Wall Street Journal reports that for years now, MIT wasn't properly calculating the average freshmen SAT scores (reg.) used to determine U.S. News & World Report's influential annual rankings. In response to an inquiry made by The Tech regarding the school's recent drop in the rankings, MIT revealed that in past years it had excluded the test scores of foreign students as well as those who fared better on the ACT than the SAT, both violations of the U.S. News rules. MIT's reported first-quartile SAT verbal and math scores for the 2006 incoming class totaled 1380, a drop of 50 points from 2005."

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  1. is that a word? by Loconut1389 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What is quartile?

  2. Re:1220 in 1989 by buswolley · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Of my high school senior class in 1995, two students earned a perfect SAT score. I played him chess and made him cry, but he sure as hell beat my 1170. Of course, I didn't give a flip.

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  3. Paultards, please read! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Sure, he opposes the war, but how much do you really know about Ron Paul's views?
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    • And so on and so forth.
    Oh, and if you're genuinely right-wingnut or wacko libertarian and actually admire Ron Paul for all the above—then you're a fucking idiot anyway, and no amount of truth will help set you straight. This message is aimed more at fellow travelers who for some reason imagine Ron Paul to be their savior. He's not, you internet dweebs.
  4. See If This Gets Modded Down..... by IHC+Navistar · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    It's Affirmative Action for people who don't know as much!

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  5. Re:If I could do it all over again... by Lemmy+Caution · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A philosaphy degree would be useless. But it would still be heaps of fun

    An English degree might be helpful, though.