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Axtremus
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MIT, Dartmouth, and now Yale want standardized tests scores to evaluate applicants:

https://admissions.yale.edu/test-flexible

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… Yale’s research from before and after the pandemic has consistently demonstrated that, among all application components, test scores are the single greatest predictor of a student’s future Yale grades. This is true even after controlling for family income and other demographic variables, and it is true for subject-based exams such as AP and IB, in addition to the ACT and SAT.


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Daniel
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I aced them but doubt I would have if I hadn't been in a small minority of kids receiving an intensive education at an inner city public school with 380 students in my graduating class.

There was a large emphasis on them in NYS, too, starting in 1st grade.

I think life and fate are a lot more random than most people might think.

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Jack Frost
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Not opposed to tests as a factor in admission decissionsbut I also feel strongly that race should also be allowed as a factor to support a diverse class.


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Thumbs up!
Standardized tests at other levels probably do more harm than.

I do favor affirmative action.


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CORRECTION !!
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Originally posted by CHAS:
Thumbs up!
Standardized tests at other levels probably do more good than harm.

I do favor affirmative action.


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