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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This really would have hurt me. I was a great student, but I know that my score of 1500 on the SAT is what got me into my top college. [/quote]

But you don't know that. You were already a great student. You probably had great letters of recommendation. You probably wrote well. Did they REALLY need the SAT to tell them you were qualified/competitive/etc?[/quote]

DP.  Two candiates with equal applications, but one has a 1500 and the other has 1300 - the 1500 is more qualified.  This is about chosing between people.  [/quote]

First, that isn't even how college admissions works. They don't choose two random people and rock paper scissors them out. Secondly, no. It is not a given that a person with a higher SAT score is more "qualified" for college. [/quote]
There is abundant research that assuming equivalent grades, the person with the higher SAT score will perform better in college.  Your definition of qualified seems to be divorced from measurable skill sets.[/quote]

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