SAT boost analysis for URMs.

Test Preparation
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<p>Well, I’ve heard under-represented races, geography and such are given an alleged SAT “boost.” Something like 100 points for being African-American, as an example. Can anyone elaborate on this?</p>

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<p>More like 300.</p>

<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-percentile-ranks-by-gender-ethnicity-2010.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-percentile-ranks-by-gender-ethnicity-2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Notice how a 700 in each category is 99% for African Americans, and notice that an 800 is 99% for whites. So (not exact math since % are much higher if you get an 800 or 700 on each section) a 2100 for and african american is close to a 2400 if you were white.
Please go to the “race” sticky if you want to know more.</p>

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<p>Don’t think its a boost as in if a URM student student got a 2100 it would say 2400.</p>

<p>It means that the percentile is higher for that race. Either way, a 2100 for a URM is more impressive than 2100 for an Asian/White.</p>