Yale Announces New Standards For SAT II

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<p>Seeing that so many students are now applying with scores of 780 and above, flabbergasted admissions officials have developed a new expectation for SAT II scores.</p>

<p>“Starting with the class of 2012, Yale will give preferential treatment to applicants with scores of exactly 200,” says the dean of undergraduate admissions at the prestigious university. “The SAT II curves have become so inflated that scoring a 200 is more of an achievement because test takers will have shown complete comprehension of the subject by answering all questions wrong.”</p>

<p>He expects all other Ivy League universities to follow suit once Yale attracts all the brightest filaments in the lightbulb. However, he acknowledges that expectations will have to be changed again after the SAT curves adjust to this new trend. Nevertheless, the dean is confident that this change will decrease the frustration level of the admissions staff and expediate the entire process.</p>

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<p>OMG, I’m so applying to Yale with my 250 in Math II!</p>

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<p>lol .</p>

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<p>Nice…</p>

<p>jenkster, can you post the entire article or the link?</p>

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<p>1 small problem. For many tests, especially math II and physics, it is IMPOSSIBLE to get a 200. even with all WRONG.</p>

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<p>(s/he’s joking)</p>

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<p>What’s funny is that this actually makes sense.</p>

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<p>^^ lol @ relevance of your username</p>

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<p>Haha, that’s funny.
And the sad thing is that if it were truly the case, kids would still be going out to get the test prep books just for the purpose of answering everything wrong.
Stupids.</p>

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<p>lol…</p>

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<p>you would have to guess incorrectly</p>

<p>haha</p>

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<p>dangit i got a 220!!!</p>

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<p>Do you think that I can still make it into Yale with a 200 in Math IIC but a 210 in Chem?!?!?! Do I need to retake Chem?</p>

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<p>LesOs:
yeah totally. You need 200 exact… otherwise you are pretty low down there with the other competative applicants.</p>

<p>LOL</p>

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<p>Hm, 210 won’t cut it unless you can’t get a 200 like mathwhiz says.</p>

<p>@mathwhiz, who are you on AOPS? (Just wondering.)</p>

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<p>Seems like something from the Onion.</p>

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<p>lol, I guess that was flattering.</p>

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<p>lol, very funny.</p>

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<p>is this for real?</p>

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<p>Probably not.
Actually it makes some sense, yet it’s easier to choose the wrong answer because there’s, almost always, an extreme choice out there.</p>