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Grades:  \nA Straightforward Approach  \nBrent Bridgeman, Judy Pollack, and Nancy Burton  \nCollege Board Research Report No. 2004-4 ETS RR-04-40  \nUnderstanding What SAT Reasoning Test ™ Scores Add to High School Grades:  \nA Straightforward Approach  \nBrent Bridgeman, Judy Pollack, and Nancy Burton  \nCollege Entrance Examination Board, New York, 2004  \nBrent Bridgeman is principal research scientist at Educational Testing Service.  \nJudy Pollack is director, research at Educational Testing Service.  \nNancy Burton is senior research scientist at Educational Testing Service.  \nResearchers are encouraged to freely express their professional judgment. Therefore, points of view or opinions stated in College Board Reports do not necessarily represent official College Board position or policy.  \nThe College Board:  \nConnecting Students to College Success  \nThe College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 4,500 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves over three million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its bestknown programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) . The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.  \nFor further information, [visit www.collegeboard.com](visit www.collegeboard.com). Additional copies of this report (item \\#040481304) may be obtained from College Board Publications, Box 886, New York, NY 10101-0886, 800 323-7155. The price is $15. Please include $4 for postage and handling.  \nCopyright © 2004 by College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks ofthe College Entrance Examination Board. Connect to college success and SAT Reasoning Test are trademarks owned by the College Entrance Examination Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Visit College Board on the Web: [www.collegeboard.com](www.collegeboard.com).  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \nAcknowledgments  \nWe are very grateful for the hard work of the staff in the colleges who collected and organized the grade information for the database used in this study. Thanks also to staff at the College Board, especially Amy Schmidt, who supported this massive effort from its inception.  \nContents  \nAbstract ..................................... 1  \nIntroduction ................................. 1  \nMethod ..................................... 1  \nSample ................................... 1  \nAnalysis Categories .........................2  \nCollege selectivity level ....................2  \nAcademic intensity ....................... 3  \nHigh school grade point average ............ 3  \nSAT® scores.............................. 4  \nResults and Discussion ......................... 4  \nPredictors of Success in the Freshman Year ...... 4  \nPredictors of Success Over Four Years in College ................................. 5  \nEffects of Using Narrower SAT Score Bands for Predicting Freshman CGPA ............ 8  \nConclusions .................................. 9  \nReferences .................................. 10  \nAppendix ................................... 11  \nTables  \n1. Participating Colleges by College Selectivity Level............................ 2  \n2. 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