<p>Actually, the website wrote 2080, but it’s again for admitted students rather than for matriculating students. it’s in the FAQ page, <a href=“http://www.conncoll.edu/admissions/admitfaq.html[/url]”>http://www.conncoll.edu/admissions/admitfaq.html</a></p>
<p>Q: What are the average test scores?
A: The average SAT Reasoning score for admitted students in the class of 2010 is 2080 and the average ACT is 28. SAT subject scores range from the high 600s to the low 700s. </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s worth raising an eyebrow over that ‘substantial increase’, even if the statistic is for matriculating students. You can’t really take the new score x 2/3 and expect that to be comparable to the old SAT score. Using that formula and taking the old SAT score to be 1330 will give you a projected 2000 on the new SAT. The actual result is expected to be higher given the fact that the composite score is taken from the highest individual score in each section. Probability dictates that it is much, much easier to experience an increase in composite score by retaking the new SAT compared to the old SAT, since there’s 3 sections in the former. In the past, there’s a good chance that you can bump up one of your two section scores. Now, it’s almost granted that you can at least bump up one of your THREE section scores, which easily result in an inflated composite score with more retakes. Yet, 2080 is hardly any higher than the number you’ll get if you take 1390 x 2/3 (in fact it’s a bit lower). So I really don’t think it’s a point for contention at all.</p>