Compromised SAT Tests

By now, you’ve probably heard that the August 2018 SAT may have been compromised because leaked versions of the test were circulating in South Korea and China.  Apparently, the August SAT reused questions from an official SAT given in the fall of 2017.  Seriously?

Why would the College Board (the company that gives the SATs) ever reuse questions?  That is wrong on so many levels.  The College Board charges close to $50 per test sitting and they administer almost 2 million SATs per year!  Do the math… They can afford to write new questions for each test they give to ensure a fair playing field for all students.

Then, there’s also the fact – that no one talks about – that students who take the test in different time zones have another unfair advantage.  If a student takes the SAT on the east coast and calls their friends on the west coast with tips on a few questions, the west coast students have an obvious advantage. Seems to me that there should be different tests for each time zone or that students all over the US take the test at the same time (1:00 pm ET and 10:00 am PT) to ensure fairness to all US students.

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