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‘SAT scores will be released as quickly as possible’
In the wake of allegations of cheating on the SAT in China and Korea, several Korean and Chinese students’ test scores on Saipan were not released. The students took the test on Oct. 11. 2014, and received an email a week later from the College Board stating that their scores are on hold for administrative review.
“The score hold applies to any Chinese or Korean test taker with a home address in their country,” Educational Testing Service spokesman Tom Ewing told Saipan Tribune in an email. The Educational Testing Service, or ETS, is responsible for both test administration and security of the SAT under contract to the College Board.
Ewing said the College Board and the ETS are “working as quickly as possible to complete the administrative review so that scores may be released.”
If all goes according to plan, he said, ETS will release the scores in mid-November.
“I cannot provide great detail on our administrative review process other than to say that we review a number of things including how the test was administered and whether there is evidence that any students may have gotten an unfair advantage over students,” Ewing said.
He noted that universities are aware of the circumstances and that the College Board understands that many students are applying for early admission.
“We can supply students with a letter to share with the schools to which they are applying,” he added.
Ewing urges students to contact their preferred schools for more information.
He explained that it is important to remember that even though test scores will be delivered in November, they will be reported as October scores.
“Universities generally do their best to accommodate late scores from students when there are extenuating circumstances,” he said.
