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Graduation inflation (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/justpost@lemmy.world

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This seems like a problem

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[–] voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I think you need more data to know if there is a problem, lowered SAT score average may be that more people are attempting the SAT that previously wouldn't, which in and of itself isn't an issue.

If I had to hazard a guess with only the data presented, both stats are likely being influenced by increased pressure to get a high school diploma & college degree, as higher percentages of job requirements list at least the former, but a lot of times list college degree when it may not be needed. So more people try to get into college by taking the SAT.

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

According to a few sources the number of students taking the SAT declined during and after the pandemic, with an all time peak in 2019, although numbers have been going back up in recent years

College enrollment has also dropped over the past decade

There are a lot of data points to control for, but so far it doesn't look pretty to me