Preston Williams test score flagged by NCAA

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VolFan_N_NC said:
Or maybe someone else scored too high for him...

If he scored that high the first time then he'll have no problem scoring that high again. It's not like the ACT is full of trick questions and he just got lucky the last time he took it.
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It's 2015. How difficult could it possibly be to use a video recorder to capture images of every person that sits down and takes these tests? Instead, the NCAA has a defacto penalty put on the schools and the players because they've improved too much. Are they actually catching people committing entrance exam fraud?
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
This is the NCAA dictating a solution that is a bigger problem than the issue that they are addressing. What's important is that the kids make progress towards a degree rather than if they've jumped through all of the hoops in order to be allowed to pursue a degree. If the NCAA has an issue with a particular athlete, then they could immediately administer their own test to provide them with an assurance that the test results could be valid. They can also have the student athlete on a watch list and closely monitor their academic performance until they are satisfied that they are viable students. If the kid is as dumb as a rock, they're going to quickly flunk out... and the teams overall ratings will take a hit.

This might be the NCAA's stupidest rule. Somebody that busts their tail and drastically improves their score and they are punished. Pure stupidity. The NCAA needs to be sued.
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Just talked to a friend over at NC. He says their basketball team hasn't had any problems with these kind of outlandish NCAA issues. :whistling:
 
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chargervol said:
Just talked to a friend over at NC. He says their basketball team hasn't had any problems with these kind of outlandish NCAA issues. :whistling:
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That's where the NCAA might need to devote their resources. They completely fail to know of a fake program with academic fraud that goes on for years... finds out about it, and does practically nothing. On the other hand they have a problem with a kid significantly improving his ACT score and they in effect force him into taking a redshirt year or fall way behind at the start of his playing career.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
That's where the NCAA might need to devote their resources. They completely fail to know of a fake program with academic fraud that goes on for years... finds out about it, and does practically nothing. On the other hand they have a problem with a kid significantly improving his ACT score and they in effect force him into taking a redshirt year or fall way behind at the start of their playing career.
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I agree on everything else but hear that they are considering penalizing Virginia Tech. for what NC has done. Just how mad they are over it. :)

What's the old saying? NCAA got so mad at KY, they decided to sanction Louisville.
 
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Also, ACT scores were submitted that were sufficient to be admitted to school. The NCAA is declaring guilt and requiring that the kid proves his innocence. At the very least they should allow him to stay in school and stay on the team and allow him at least six months or more to take another test to satisfy them. The NCAA needs to prove wrong doing before issuing a suspension rather than suspect wrong doing.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Good grief. The ACT/SAT is not a very difficult exam. It's not like the MCAT or LSTAT. What is wrong with young people these days? Is it really that difficult to study, stay away from drugs/alcohol and have respect for women?
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Difficult exam?

It isn't an exam, first of all. It's a benchmark.

You wouldn't call an IQ test a "difficult exam" because it is impossible to pass or fail.
 
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Volngeorgia said:
Unbelievable.

Flag his score now? One month before the season starts.
When did he take it the second time?
How long has the NCAA had that score before flagging it and informing UT?
I can't wait til the power five breaks away from NCAA.
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When the NCAA "cleared" tOSU players to play in the Sugar Bowl against LSU after their unbelievable "pay for autographs", I knew they were biased, corrupt and potentially coercive. Many fans have challenged/questioned their "reign" on college sports for years; ESPN could be the tipping point to end the NCAA's rule. The NCAA also appears to be inept and/or incompetent.
 
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volquest86 said:
This is correct...if you have a 3.55 GPA or higher. Its a sliding scale based on your GPA and ACT scores. So if you have a lower GPA, you need a higher score...example

3.0 needs 52
2.8 needs 57
2.0 needs 86
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... 36 gets your way paid to almost anywhere. You can't make a 52.
 
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Sorry Preston but your photo on a different site looks like a deer in the Headlights......announcing that you would have to retake the test, good luck buddy, the Vol's really need you!
 
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BruinVol said:
The overall score is broken into for 4 parts. Highest score is 36 which would be a 4part score of 144 or 4X36

A 16 overall really means a 64(16X4)total score if that makes any sense
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Well, then a 52 would be a 13 on each section which anyone who can guess would get.
 
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JacketVol said:
Well, then a 52 would be a 13 on each section which anyone who can guess would get.
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Correct but with that score a very solid core gpa of a 3.0 is required. The lower the gpa the high the act score must be.

We don't know what either is
 
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ACT tests are a crock anyway -- just another racket for a company to bleed money from the government
 
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