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> Now they'll have a more uniform, clear, objective, and standardized way of doing so.

How do we know this? Why should the College board be reporting this? The lack of transparency is the real issue. What data are they collecting to generate this score and why? Is it just going to be an 0-100 index of the average score for that particular test location?



The College Board has been quite transparent about what data will be used to calculate the scores if you read the relevant articles.

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