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T
he College Board recently announced that this year’s grad-
uating class has the most college-bound students taking
the SAT® in history, and this class also stands out as hav-
ing the most diverse participation in SAT history.
More than 1.5 million students (1,530,128) in the class of
2009 took the SAT, the most widely used and researched stan-
dardized college admission test. Of those, 40.0 percent were
minority students. This is an increase from 38.0 percent in 2008
and 29.2 percent in 1999, reflecting the steady growth in SAT
minority participation rates.
“We are tremendously encouraged by the increasing diversi-
ty of participation in the SAT,” said Gaston Caperton, president
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of the College Board. “The College Board will continue work-
ing together with educators nationwide to ensure all students
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have the opportunity to confidently pursue their college dreams.
As the equity gap narrows, more than ever, the SAT reflects the
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diversity of students in our nation’s classrooms.”
On a long-term basis, students’ mathematics scores have
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experienced an upward trend and are now four points higher
than a decade ago; conversely, critical reading scores have
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declined somewhat and are now four points below what they
were 10 years ago. This year’s college-bound seniors averaged
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501 in critical reading, 515 in mathematics and 493 in writing.
In 2008, the average score in critical reading was 502; in math-
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ematics, 515; and in writing, 494. The writing section of the
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SAT was introduced in 2005. In 2006, the first year the writing
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scores were reported for the college-bound seniors cohort, the
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“Almost all of our nation’s colleges and universities accept
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that require the submission of the SAT do so because they know
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they can make better admission decisions if they have as much
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data as possible about every student applicant,” said Caperton.
“The college admission process is like most other activities in
our increasingly complex society: The more data and informa-
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2009 College-Bound Seniors At a Glance
The most diverse group of college-bound seniors taking the
SAT on record, this year’s minority participation totaled
612,666 students.
Hispanic students represent the largest and fastest-growing
minority group taking the SAT and now account for 13.5 per-
cent of all SAT takers compared to 7.8 percent 10 years ago.
The number of Hispanic testers over 10 years has more than
doubled. HNM
Source:
Collegeboard.com
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