SAT: Getting the lowest score possible

Post by ekm2 » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 3:13 AM UTC

Evbn wrote: post #88

ekm2 wrote: post #26

>Scores on the SAT correlate very highly with scores on standardized tests of intelligence, and like IQ scores, are stable across time and not easily increased through training, coaching or practice. That is interesting.How would you account for the fact that i increased my score by 130 points upon a retake without the help of a tutor(Too bad my new score was useless since i already had a fullride)?These tests can be…

Flynn effect compared genereations, not individual's changes.

Post by rdl » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 3:51 PM UTC

yummyfajitas wrote: post #60

tzs wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ideally, shouldn't there be weak or no correlation between score and college grades, when your sample is all SAT takers? My reasoning (not entirely non-serious) is that people who score high on the SAT get into hard schools and so get their GPA smacked down to average, whereas those with poor SAT scores get into easy schools where they can earn an average GPA.

Harder schools don't necessarily have harder grading. I taught at both Rutgers and NYU - if anything, Rutgers was tougher than NYU. At Rutgers we failed people regularly. At NYU this would raise red flags and generate huge numbers of complaints (from students and parents).