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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think anyone has claimed that the top students at TJ aren’t still remarkable (and 8 vs 7 with an extra 100 in the student body isn’t a meaningful increase). The issue is that the rest isn’t the same quality. See the huge decline in NMSF, for example.[/quote] NMSF is an exam contest. So yes, you’re going to see a decline in winners of an exam contest when you stop overselecting for test taking ability. Stop equating exam scores with “merit”.[/quote] Test scores are the best predictors of academic performance. So yes, test scores measure merit. https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SAT_ACT_on_Grades.pdf[/quote] In that one, very focused study that isn’t really relevant. Different age group, different population, different objectives. [/quote]
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