By Elaine Donnelly
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High school students hoping to earn college credits through Advanced Placement exams soon will be out of luck at Dartmouth College, which has concluded the tests aren't as rigorous as its own classes.
SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995.
With the traditional focus on taking the SATs and ACTs, it may be surprising to learn that some colleges allow prospective students to omit these scores from their applications.
With the traditional focus on taking the SATs and ACTs, it may be surprising to learn that some colleges allow prospective students to omit these scores from their applications.
"Many high schools have made their AP courses little more than test prep," said Bob Schaeffer, of FairTest: National Center for Fair and Open Testing. "The common criticism is that they're a mile wide and a quarter-inch deep."
"The image on the registration form will match up with that of the person taking the exam so long as an equally phony ID is used at the test site," he said.
