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Useless, outdated research. "They examined 55,084 students who graduated from Chicago Public Schools of varying academic profiles [b]between 2006 and 2009,[/b] and who then immediately enrolled in a four-year college. At the time of the study, all Illinois students took the ACT in the spring of 11th grade."

That they were all in one school system add uniformity to the GPA stratification. However, given that a GPA means different things in different places, and in some public districts you can't tell the difference between a kid getting 89.5 and 100, and brilliant kids at schools that grade hard are getting B averages and going on to be suma at their colleges, while their previously straight A counterparts from other high schools are barely passing, it seems that GPA cannot be predictive because it isn't a uniform measurement.

I'd prefer a system that tests everyone on substance in the core areas as a universal entrance benchmark. [/quote]

That's definitely not the SAT then, given that the SAT is a bunch of logical puzzles that is easily prep-able given you take SAT-specific prep classes.

AP and IB exams are a far more substantive judge of academic competencies. [/quote]

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