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most non-americans taking the SAT learned about it from embassies, consulates or what not? I'd expect any half-decent school that commonly "exports" students to another country would be familiar with the admission requirements, whether it's to the US, Australia or Japan. Sure, it's possible that a student has the means to go study in the United States, but for some reason, is in a school that has never heard of the SAT, but I'd be very surprised if this is anything but extremely rare.
180:"The education systems of most countries other than the U.S. are more centralized, so there is no need for tests such as the SAT or ACT and non-U.S. secondary school graduates do not normally take such tests." Perhaps this is true (I don't know) but it is not relevant here. Other countries may have SAT-type tests of their own but this article is about _the_ SAT, as defined, not the ACT or similar US college admission tests.
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commonly assumed in the United States that the SAT is the global standard, I really don't know who is being helped with this information. Apart from mentioning that it's offered worldwide, and that more information can be obtained from an american embassy, consulate, a school, or the SAT website or pamphlet, the rest should go.
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Mmmm... I came here to comment on the "SATs worldwide" section in particular, but reading your pugnacious reply to jag123, I'm not sure that'll be useful to you. But, well, here goes: I endorse jag123's comments that the article is too essay-like. The "SATs worldwide" section in particular reads too
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SATs worldwide section. What's the point of this section? To inform me that someone living in Laos would not have knowledge of the SAT? That someone who wants to go to a foreign school needs to find out how to satisfy the admission criteria? That's taken for granted. Where did you get the idea that
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other countries offer or require similar tests? (Yes, many do; mine does.) International comparisons are a very touchy subject on wikipedia, especially if they're based on unsourced clichés about other countries. I'm not trying to start an argument with you, just saying that it can be good to be
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On a more general note, the article reads like an essay. Long sentences are used when it can easily be explained in a clear and concise manner. It seems that writing beautifully become more important than clearly explaining the topic. If it's easier / neater to explain something using a list, a
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As you can tell, I don't see much value in the SATs worldwide section. Anyone outside the US will be aware that taking the SAT isn't required, or that it's possible that maybe their teacher wouldn't know what it is, or that they aren't informed of the possibility of taking the test. Unless it's
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I've revised the section to try and be as neutral as possible. I do think that since the SATs are sometimes used worldwide, it makes sense to try and describe it here, since this is the article about the SAT. However, I didn't write the article and frankly when I looked back over it, a small
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You are quite wrong here. Most people internationally are unaware that to attend a U.S. university they will need to take the test and must find out about it from their embassy, or sometimes another location. I have personally had this confirmed by several international
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Graduates of schools outside of the United States seeking admission to U.S. colleges/universities are often expected to provide SAT (or ACT) scores. To facilitate this, the SAT tests are offered worldwide.
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Much better IMO, the new first couple of sentences help a lot. However, now the section is instead repetitious, I suggest you shorten it. These two bits seem to me to be really synonymous, just expressed
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I nominated this article because it is well-written, comprehensive, and covers an important topic. I'd like it to become a featured article. Please help me judge and critique it. Any and all input is
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Again, I'm not sure, but the fact that everything here is preceded by a sentence which begins "The average score on the 1994 modification of the SAT I was", then I would assume that was obvious
148:"Typically offered 7 times per year. " Unless it's commonly not administered 7 times per year, I'd leave out typically. You don't have to make room for extraordinary circumstances.
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