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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Colleges have been preparing for this eventuality by getting rid of standardized test scores, which has been a hurdle for certain minority groups. In 5-10 years, when they still can’t achieve “equity” in admissions, colleges will stop using GPA’s as a measure of qualification and look only at life experience. And then eventually I think all college admission will be by lottery. [/quote]

Standardized testing in America has racist origins.  Reality not an appropriate measuring stick.  Plus scores are pretty much driven by HHI.

Super scoring makes standardized testing watered down. [/quote]

There’s massively more variance in scores within an income decile than there is between them.  HHI doesn’t predict scores once you add in parental (especially maternal) education.  The UC system did an in depth analysis using all of the data in their system over decades and found that standardized testing was the single best predictor of college success, even better than HS grades.  Grades and standardized testing together were better as expected.

I do agree on super scoring, and IMO it shouldn’t be a thing.  I think all scores should be sent to colleges; a 1450 with one sitting is much more impressive than a super-scored 1500 after 6 attempts.[/quote]

I think they should limit the testing to 3 times, send the best, no super scoring.

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Nah.  2 times. Period. No superscoring[/quote]

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