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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Admissions changed so much since past generations applied to U.S. colleges.  What changed?

Another thread recently had this posted, which caught my attention:

Except those 1500 SATs would’ve been more like 1380s 25 years ago. And GPAs? Please.

Exactly. I think people sell themselves short. Plus back in the day, kids were not micromanaged like hot house flowers by their parents.[/quote]

You’re quoting me.  My point is that these “high stats” kids are not as unbelievable as it would seem compared to the same stats a generation or 2 ago.

The SAT has been recalibrated twice since the mid 90s.  The WaPo did an article a few years ago about how these high end scores would have been 100-130 points lower under prior scales.

Public schools have had rampant grade inflation (as have the so-called elite colleges).  The ivies are the worst transgressors of this practice, BTW.

TO plus USNWR rankings metrics (rankings are empty as far as I’m concerned) have distorted incentives about submitting test scores, so only incredibly high scores get submitted and counted in the schools averages.  This distorts how selective they really are.

Common app means people applying to 12-15 colleges or more.  I applied to 4: one reach, one target, and two safeties.

None of these, btw, indicate anything about the colleges themselves have actually improved, either absolutely or relative to other colleges.  This is why college rankings are pointless and the over reliance on them is vapid.  [/quote]

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