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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting that Dartmouth and Georgetown, the two elite schools that have seen their prestige erode the most recently, are both using an allegiance to standardized testing to try to differentiate and gain back some lost relevance.

Telling that Dartmouth laundered the announcement through David Leonhardt rather than a journalist. Leonhardt's poor reputation rests on his willingness to spread pandemic-era disinformation to huge audiences. A journalist would ask inconvenient questions about things like how the shift to a digital SAT makes Dartmouth's data useless.

Also revealing that Dartmouth's new president has been looking for ways to mollify right-wing trolls scalp-hunting for Ivy leaders. The WSJ duly trumpeted the SAT mandate (however, without quite realizing that Dartmouth couched it in strong pro-DEI terms).

Can't just take Coffin at his word, unfortunately.

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I've probably missed something, but how have Dartmouth and Georgetown had "their prestige erode the most"?

Also, I'm no Leonhardt fan--can't stand the guy--but the Washington Post had an article on this, too. I think Dartmouth must have put out a press release, and some newspapers picked it up. It doesn't look like they sent it to Leonhardt specifically.[/quote]

Leonhardt broke the story several weeks ago. Made a big deal about it. Presumably because Coffin contacted him.

Georgetown had Duke-like cachet not too long ago. But it became too difficult to apply to. it's also known for rat infestations and flooded dorms as a result of a popular Instagram account. It's at the level of Emory now, not Penn. Just talking about brand equity and nothing to do with the actual quality of a Georgetown education. Still elite for banking and foreign affairs. Dartmouth is small and remote and viewed by strivers as a "low-tier Ivy" along with Cornell, which some view as a state school. The shifting preferences of second-generation Asian-American students now determine which elite schools are prestigious and which aren't, and Georgetown and Dartmouth aren't on their radar.[/quote]

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