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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem became kids from underperforming schools who had ridiculously high GPA's.  They were superstars at their schools, but performed poorly on test, mostly because their schools were sub-par.  Maybe they had also started a non-profit or a business. Superstars in terms of work-ethic and passion, but not academically prepared (no fault of their own). We are talking about a Henry County Georgia (random example) public school, not a Montgomery County one.  So they got to Yale/Dartmouth and were not prepared.[/quote

But so what? So they don't get straight As. Who cares? By year two they are caught up, or not? And they graduate from a top university with a lower GPA than the super stars. What is wrong with that? Their hard work provided them an incredible opportunity to be surrounded by similar peers and for an excellent education. Why should they be denied that over one stupid test?[/quote]

I don't think anything is wrong with it.  I think Dartmouth didn't like it.  I also wonder if they did get caught up, or not?  If there was concern over graduation rates?  I don't know.  [/quote]

Not what Dartmouth said at all. Dartmouth realized that students of color and underprivileged weren't submitting scores because the average admitted score got so high under TO that students were leaving out a very strong 1400 score and not getting in. Dartmouth didn't change in order to keep out lower scorers. They changed it to let more in. Please read, and think.[/quote]

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