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Scoring errors concern SAT takers
Associated Press
Published March 31, 2006
NEWTON, Mass. - With the big test coming Saturday, SAT prep class instructor Cary Wagner ran down the list of things for students to remember: water, a watch, tissues, a snack.
His final tip: try to relax.
That may prove difficult in the wake of revelations that more than 4,000 SAT exams last October were given incorrectly low scores.
"There is sort of this fear - what if they score the tests wrong?" said Alexandra Jiang, a high school junior.
Saturday's SAT is the first sitting of the test since the problems came to light.
The College Board, which owns the exam, says it is taking steps to ensure that none of the problems are repeated.
"It's a stressful time for any parent, and it was just an added stress we didn't need," said Norah Webster of Hingham, whose son Cliff was notified his score on the October exam was 290 points higher than first reported.
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