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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The College board needs to release raw scores for the AP tests. That way MIT and Cornell can see whether your 5 on Physics EM was a 98% or a 61%.

We throw away a lot of information that could be useful for everyone in the process. [/quote]

Sure, if the goal is to assemble a class of kids who test well.  [/quote]as opposed to a class of kids who need remedial math at harvard[/quote]

Who cares? You’re not at Harvard. Your kid isn’t at Harvard. Why do you care?[/quote]

NP. As someone who hires college graduates, I care because it is clear that acceptance to Harvard is no longer confers the status it once did.     Harvard graduates *should* care, as they watch the value of their degree erode away.[/quote]

As someone who hires a lot of college graduates in the most elite areas of tech I can tell you that Harvards status will not erode despite your wishes. Others are rising but the elites aren’t falling at all. That is just a MAGA fever dream. And the top SLACs open doors just as well as anyone, even in the valley.[/quote]

+1. The talent signalling conferred by a Harvard admission remains as bright as ever. Like it or not, the crazy low admission rates is psychologically compelling.

What we are really screening for is patience and the willingness to grind. Some (in my view, a minority but non zero) of these kids have been in the ultra elite spotlight for so much of their life, they expect an expedited career path. Fortunately, these kids are more the exception than rule and our overall hiring track record of alums has been very good. [/quote]

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