College Board to delay announcing October SAT scores to Korea and China due to suspicion of mass cheating

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According to TIME.com, the College Board and ETS stated, "Based on specific, reliable information, we have placed the scores of all students who are current residents of Korea or China and sat for the October 11th international administration of the SAT on hold while we conduct an administrative review." They continued, "The review is being conducted to ensure that illegal actions by individuals or organizations do not prevent the majority of test-takers who have worked hard to prepare for the exam from receiving valid and accurate scores."

In an email sent to the October 11 test-takers, the College Board particularly denounced organizations that attempted to illegally obtain test information for profit. It is thus possible that the College Board and ETS's main concern is that organizations are possibly selling actual test material to students, giving them an advantage in studying for the SAT.

The SAT test score results may be delayed up to four weeks. Many have expressed their concern that this delay may prevent students from applying to early decision or early action admissions for some colleges and universities in the United States. The ETS has assured students however that most schools are understanding and that it can supply students with letters that explain the situation if need be.

This is not the first time the College Board has dealt with a widespread cheating issue that affected whole countries. The first time an SAT cheating allegation affected an entire country was back in May 2013, when the College Board canceled a scheduled exam in South Korea.