Show SAT Scores Drop For Straight Year WASHINGTON DC D.C. For CPS-For the straight year average Scholastic Aptitude Test SAT scores have dropped according to a anew anew anew new report from the College College College Col Col- lege Entrance Examination Examina Examina- tion Board which helps administer the tests High school seniors who took the standardized tests during the 80 1979 academic year year this this falls fall's college freshmen had freshmen had average verbal scores of and average math scores of compared with averages of and in 1963 when the downward slide began Average scores for last years year's college freshman class were on the verbal verbal verbal ver ver- bal exam and on the math The students who are this years year's juniors averaged and while this years year's seniors had a verbal average of and a math average of Enrollment is up but this is not a record year Most students have noticed a change in the number of people on cam cam- pus Crowded and full classes have been the norm this year Although there is an increase over last years attendance this will probably not be a record year although the official count is not out yet Susie Archer Director Director Director tor of Admissions and Registration said As near as I can tell this year is closer to 78 than 79 On On Oct 20 the official enrollment numbers willbe will willbe willbe be released until then we can only speculate Ms Archer conjectured that there would be between and 1100 more students students students stu stu- dents than last year Full classes result in no seats and even waiting lists Retention is a problem Judd Morgon Manager of Student Services said I wish that we could keep all students until the end of the quarter But jobs and sickness come up and sometimes Students Students Students Stu Stu- dents just get sick of school Sometimes its it's the instructor sometimes its it's the school and sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times its it's the student he said |