Scores for the stupidest test in America might be a caboodle higher this year . century of question for the new SAT , widely used to prove academic aptitude for college - bound high schoolers , wereleaked to Reutersby “ a soul with access to cloth for upcoming versions of the redesigned exam . ” Heck yeah kids , roll up that Scantron into a fat bluntbecause it ’s going to be deserving fuck - all this year .
The escape comes after several years of warnings , both internally and from consulting firm Gartner Inc. , that the College Board ’s security was miss . It ’s ill-defined how far , if at all , these test items have circulated . If solution were to fall into the hands of pupil prior to the exams in October it could render a huge portion of the college entrance fee appendage nonmeaningful — not to mention that SAT score are often factored into scholarship consideration .
According to Reuters , “ developing a single version of the SAT typically accept about 18 to 30 months and costs about $ 1 million , ” spend a penny an exceptionally costly mistake for the College Board . So far the test - making party has yet to cancel or postpone upcoming SAT exams . presumptively if evidence suggests the materials , which let in 21 reading handing over and over 150 maths questions , have leak out , trial run this yr will be invalidated , if not by the College Board than by the college and universities reexamine the ( extremely inflated ) scores .
[ Reuters ]
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