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College Board backtracks on ‘adversity score’ after criticism

Emma Smith
  •  
Sept. 24, 2019
News
The adversity score — designed to contextualize applicants' SAT scores with their socioeconomic backgrounds — has been criticized as inconsistent, and is now part of a broader debate about the merits of standardized testing as a whole. (SAISHA HONGAL/The Stanford Daily)

SAT adversity score piloted by Stanford for Class of 2023 is flawed, Bay Area students say

Saisha Hongal
  •  
Aug. 2, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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