College Board Recycles Oct 2017 SAT in Asia as August 2018 SAT in USA– After Releasing Both Test and Answers in Asia

The College Board apparently chose to use its October 2017 SAT test from Asia as the August 2018 SAT test in the USA– after releasing the test and answers in Asia following the October 2017 administration of the test.

So, the question of the test being leaked appears technically incorrect.

What appears to have happened is that someone from the inside of the College Board leaked the news that the August 2018 SAT was actually the October 2017 version used in Asia, and since the test and answers had already been made public in Asia, it was not difficult for some individuals to leverage such news to their advantage.

I was even able to locate a portion of the reading test online. (Click here to view.)

In the Twitter exchange below, an Asian test taker refers to the situation, not as a “leak,” but as “hindsight bias.” (Note that there are more replies than I posted; click any of the Twitter images to read them all.)

This mess might well result in invalidation of the August 2018 SAT.  Some test takers are seeking invalidation; others are dreading the idea.

One issue is clear:  The principal culprit in this chaos is the College Board.

Does Collegeboard know that their test book of August SAT is leaked already in China and South Korea way before the test start? Is this fair to the other students? @CollegeBoard #SAT #SATtest pic.twitter.com/qFtm8VauDx

— Qifan Yang (@yang_qifan) August 25, 2018

This is another picture which is from their official account pic.twitter.com/t50LE3zvCp

— Qifan Yang (@yang_qifan) August 25, 2018

where did you find this?

— Tractor (@ExterZ) August 25, 2018

It's a app called WeChat

— Qifan Yang (@yang_qifan) August 25, 2018

So is it means that students in China and South Korea have seen the test before those in the US?

— Tractor (@ExterZ) August 25, 2018

Yes, exactly.

— Qifan Yang (@yang_qifan) August 25, 2018

Apparently you r also a Chinese student, it’s just unfair for u who didn’t practice this SAT when u actually have a chance to practice it.

— benhhhhh (@benhhhhh1) August 26, 2018

I use Khan and UWorld to practice, which I think are REALLY legal no matter in America or China.

— Qifan Yang (@yang_qifan) August 26, 2018

How did they know ahead of time that CB is going to reuse the 2017 international version for the August test? By guess or Is there a leak inside of CB? This happens

— Yiteng (@Yiteng103) August 26, 2018

Maybe, I don't know the resource they got these questions.

— Qifan Yang (@yang_qifan) August 26, 2018

It is the test for October in Asia, though. The college board provided a question-answer service and that is probably the reason why it can be seen on WeChat in China. The word leak seems a little improper, at least for me it's the hindsight bias.

— Harukiko (@Harukiko3) August 26, 2018

So are we gonna have to retake it? I really can't do that shit again

— Matt (@iStrykr) August 26, 2018

Same😣

— Qifan Yang (@yang_qifan) August 26, 2018

should’ve hooked us up 😤😤

— Esha (@jw_eshaa) August 25, 2018

Can we just keep it down this time. I and I’m pretty sure all the seniors do not want to have our scores cancelled. Especially for students applying early decision, this might be their last chance before the application deadline.

— Wayne L. (@GT_BRO) August 26, 2018

It’s a recycled test from October 2017 (international) that’s why they had the answers

— ➰Sha➰ ⚽️ (@Malec_Updates) August 25, 2018

this is HUGE, I feel another wave against CB coming

— nina (@lauvrenn) August 25, 2018

@ap_trevor y’all better issue a retesting idc if i did good it’s not fair for other students who had already taken the test. applies to u.s students too because they could have taken the leaked version as well

— kyra (@ladyqird) August 26, 2018

It is conspicuously unfair for us students who have not taken the 2017 test before; it is also unfair to those who have since they did not show up expecting to have seen the test before and thus did not intentionally cheat. CB should take all the responsibilities.

— Annie Zhou (@AnnieZh11150842) August 25, 2018

@CollegeBoard @yang_qifan this better not be true, my daughter has been working so hard and been stressed to get a good score on her #SATtest and this shit happens #nothappyparent 😡

— Menendez_A (@menendez78_alba) August 26, 2018

@CollegeBoard hi College Board are you seeing this? please consider invalidating the august SAT score. The reusing of test leaves the majority of the students at such an unfair disadvantage.

— joyoy (@joy_wg) August 27, 2018

https://t.co/4HugELOGBo

— Steve Wang (@stev3wang) August 25, 2018

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