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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You people are insane. Who GAF what Harvard does and whether or not they get the "best" by whatever standard you apply. The vast majority of your kids are not getting into Harvard.

(And no I do not think a test score is indicative of whether you'd do well at any school. There are a lot of factors that play into that.)[/quote]
Studies have show that a high SAT score is indicative of how well a student will perform in college.  The UC study found exactly this. That's why schools like MIT and Caltech, others, and now Harvard are bringing back tests.[/quote]

That is 100% false, wrong, uninformed. That is not why they are bringing it back. Again, Harvard, MIT, and most of UC schools, do not care about only having the tippy top SAT scoring students enter their universities. They want high performing students of all walks and of differing abilities to make well-rounded, engaging, student bodies. Do they have to do it to stop all the stupid law suits? Yes. But this does not mean that Skip from Yorktown with the 1550 will now get in over Dave from Jackson Reed with the 1400, with the implication that up until then Dave was "hiding" his score. With TO, Dave would not have submitted his test score, so the schools could only see that Dave has a high GPA from a school that is known for giving high GPAs just for showing up. So, they can only assume that Dave didn't submit score because it was very low and he probably can't do the work. Now, Dave has to submit his 1400, top schools will see that Dave is actually a strong candidate, and he will get in over Skip from Yorktown. This does not improve the chances of high scoring test takers in the least. It widens the pool actually. I cannot believe how many times this has to be explained to you people.[/quote]

Dartmouth essentially the same. [/quote]

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