Dave:
You must be a half-full type of guy. The report clearly said:
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But the research described suggests that the gains are relatively small -- gains that theoretically shouldn't matter much in admissions decisions. But NACAC also found evidence that at plenty of colleges, these kinds of gains could make a difference.
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NACAC found, however, that more than one third of colleges said that an increase of 20 points on the math SAT or 10 points on critical reading would "significantly improve a student's likelihood of admission.” The impact of such gains rises as the total SAT score goes up and at more selective colleges.
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All one has to do is peruse cc. This year for example, the magic number for Vandy was 32, as in ACT. Unhooked candidates with a 32 made the WL, those with a 31 did not.