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[quote=Anonymous]University of Austin’s 'Merit-First Admissions' automatically admits students based on test scores
Students who score above a 1460 on the SAT, 33 on the ACT, or 105 on the CLT [b]will receive automatic admission and a full-tuition scholarship.[/b]

The University of Austin in Texas is implementing a “merit-first admissions” policy that automatically admits students who pass a certain standardized test score threshold.

The university announced on Monday that students who score “1460+ on the SAT, 33+ on the ACT, or 105+ on the CLT” will be “automatically admitted,” and those with even higher scores--totaling more than 1500 or 34+ on ACT potentially receive the $100,000 Lonsdale Magaro Build Scholarship.

As part of its condemnation of other schools’ admissions policies, the University of Austin also stated that “[s]tudents spend high school anxiously stacking their résumés with hollow activities, then collect generic recommendation letters and outsource their essays to tutors or AI. Admissions at elite colleges now come down to who you know, your identity group, or how well you play the game. This system rewards manipulation, not merit.”

Students who score below or equal to the new thresholds can still join the school through the regular admissions process, and will be ranked based off of their standardized test scores, as well as their “AP scores (4-5), IB scores (5-7), or SAT Subject Tests (700+).”

https://www.uaustin.org/admissions

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