Step 2 CS raised cutoff

Sorry if this was discussed elsewhere (I attempted a search!). I knew people were talking about a raised cutoff but it looks like they officially announced on Aug 4th that they plan to increase the minimum score cutoff in all three subsections to a level that will potentially fail 3% more US students and 8% more international. Effective for test takers after Sept 10th. This just seems cruel and unusual. And also totally unnecessary. There doesn't seem to be any transparency for their... Step 2 CS raised cutoff
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