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Perelman, 66, is bemused by the turn of events. He also had logic and data on his side. On the face of it, the SAT essay was always absurd: How many of us could write coherent deep thoughts in 25 minutes or less? One student Perelman knows blew the test by taking a precious 10 minutes to collect his thoughts. So Perelman looked into the actual components of good scores, then came came up with a cheeky, widely circulated guide for students. Write long, he advised. Include a quotation, even if it has nothing to do with the subject at hand. Paraphrased versions of the same questions had been in a booklet provided by the test-prep center she attended in China, she said.
The next month, December , the College Board issued a statement about the problems in Asia. Attached to his email was what he believed to be the upcoming exam. Afterward, it again delayed releasing test scores.
We have no additional comment other than the fact that ETS and the College Board take all tips seriously and investigate them thoroughly. This tipster, based in China, was one of the sources who sent Reuters images of the redesigned SAT earlier this month. As evidence, he attached a text file containing what he said were parts of the exam. An investigator for ETS quickly replied. Nine days later, the tipster corresponded with the investigator again and sent some screenshots of the exam.
Other Asian operators harvested material from the new exam simply by going online. Among its reading passages? The security breach was discovered by South Korean law enforcement officials. But two weeks before the exam took place overseas, parts of the test could be found on the Internet. On the morning of Saturday, March 5, students gathered at test centers around the United States to take the SAT, the all-important college entrance exam. How the College Board will succeed at that mission is unclear.
He also attached more evidence: The tipster told Reuters he never heard back. Despite the warnings, the test was given as planned. But two weeks before the exam took place overseas, parts of the test could be found on the Internet.
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The site is run by a Shanghai-based online test-prep company called Little Zhan Education. Some of the emails were sent to incorrect addresses. But officials at a few of the schools recalled receiving the message. The images showed what appeared to be parts of six sections of the SAT test booklet used in the United States the month before, as well as a list of answers. The tipster said he sent the same warning, with the photos, to a College Board official.
In his email to Reuters, he also made a prediction: Parts of the test that was to be given that day were identical to the version given previously in America. He also was right about the exposure. The College Board tried to contain the damage.
Test-prep operators found ways around the measure. Sanli, the Chinese test-prep chain, says it sent 11 teachers to the United States to collect information on the redesigned exam. Other Asian operators harvested material from the new exam simply by going online.
After the test ended, the website College Confidential was full of talk about the exam. Soon he was sharing his take on the test in a video posted on social media.
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