1. Remember that maybe for Flieger's area as an ALO, that is the number.
Look at VA. It is very competitive, and that would be in alignment for the students coming from Northern VA.
In Fairfax county, the avg SAT score is @1350. That is the avg, so if you score a 1350 you are in the 50%.
IS colleges in our area that would not be seen as "selective" have the avg SAT score of 1280. GMU has that avg, and for us that is a safety. UVA is on par with the AFA, and 1350 would place the student at a reach for them if it was purely based on academics, which it isn't.
Now go to NC, and Wayne County, the avg is probably 1200. So you need to also understand that you can't compare each candidate right off the bat, because they will 1st compete on their slate level, and if not selected, but high enough they may go to the NWL pool, and that would be where for PAR purposes regarding the SAT portion, the NC kid would be at a disadvantage against the No. Va candidate.
2. The 1320 is the avg. Now remember that they have cadets coming in from Falcon, and traditionally, Falcon is there for a building block academically, thus they usually have a weaker SAT score.
We can throw stats around all day long, but if you are looking at it, and include the Falcon candidate, the numbers would be skewed, since it is @ 10% of the class for this yr. Remove those and I would believe for direct admit to the AFA the SAT would be higher than the 1320 it has been in recent years.
Which brings us back to #1. Depending on your slate a 1400 might be the mid pack for the candidate.
Packer, I do understand the numbers game, and I am a proponent for ending superscoring not only with the SA's, but all colleges. Back in my day, you got 2 chances, they took the best sitting of the 2. If you went on for a 3rd, than the scores were averaged, thus most kids wouldn't risk it by taking the third.
The irony here is parents scream that due to No Child Left Behind teachers are teaching the test. They don't realize that by allowing your child to take 4,5,6, etc SAT/ACTs you are doing the exact same thing. The child is learning how to take the test, yet nobody is in an uproar about superscoring.
Sorry to again hijack the thread. Just remember the CFA does count, and you should submit a strong score, because only 1050 are expected to enter, compare that to the class of 12 where @ 1350 entered. Shaving 300 cadets off of even that class would mean their WCS would not look the same as it did when they were appointed.
Supply and demand. Short supply, high demand, prices rise. That is what the class of 16 will be, in this case the price is their stats.