Did Your Brick Student Take the SATs Last Weekend? Read This

By MICHELLE SAHN (Patch Staff)

Students who took the SATs last week will receive valid scores, but one section of their tests will not be counted because of a printing error.

The College Board made the announcement Monday evening.

The announcement applies to students nationwide who took the SATs on Saturday, June 6. It does not affect students who took the SATs on Sunday, June 7 or those who took a SAT subject test that day.

According to The College Board:

Shortly before noon Saturday, it was informed by Educational Testing Service (ETS) about a printing error in the test booklets.

Those booklets said students had 25 minutes to take either section 8 or 9 - which was either a math or reading section, depending on the edition. But the correct time, which was 20 minutes, was printed in the script and manual for test center supervisors.

“After a comprehensive review and statistical analysis, the College Board and ETS have determined that the affected sections will not be scored and we will still be able to provide reliable scores for all students who took the SAT on June 6. We expect to deliver scores within the usual timeframe.

“To accommodate the wide range of incidents that can impact a testing experience, the SAT is designed to collect enough information to provide valid and reliable scores even with an additional unscored section. From fire drills and power outages to mistiming and disruptive behavior, school-based test administrations can be fragile, so our assessments are not.”

The notice went on to say that both the math and reading tests include three sections with roughly the same level of difficulty, so “If one of the three sections is jeopardized, the correlation among sections is sufficient to be able to deliver reliable scores.”

For more information, The College Board is suggesting students and parents contact the customer service staff at sat@info.collegeboard.org.