(PRWEB) June 27, 2005 -- On June 4th, 2005, a PowerScore instructor took the SAT and discovered an error in a multiple choice question in a Writing section of the test. After the exam, Vicki Wood contacted the College Board, the administrators of the SAT, to report the error. On June 16th, 2005 the Educational Testing Service (ETS) responded by identifying and admitting the error.

It is not surprising that Ms. Wood discovered the mistake, as she is an SAT Writing section expert, and the author of PowerScore’s forthcoming SAT Grammar Bible. Not coincidentally, on her most recent SAT she recorded a perfect score on the multiple choice portion of the Writing section.

ETS noted that the question appeared in a “variable” section that does not count towards final SAT scores, and so no student results were impacted by the error. The variable section is an unscored section that appears on every SAT, and is used to test questions that will appear on future SATs.

The SAT is a critical determinant in college admissions, and is often a more important factor than a student’s GPA.