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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]States could require the use of standardized testing and codify admissions criteria, including requiring transparency and annual certifications from school officials.

For example, a state could publish an admission grid, wherein applicants are placed into “bands” based on the combination of their standardized scores and grade point averages. They could then allow for other factors to be given a set amount of weight to adjust the ranking in each band based on extracurricular or individual accomplishments. This could be limited to, for example, a 10 or 15 percent step-up from the baseline score in ranking.

Offers of admission would then be based on the ranking, made on a rolling basis downward to fill available seats.

https://thehill.com/opinion/4098712-nuclear-option-have-states-take-over-college-admissions-to-preserve-race-neutrality/[/quote]

It has never, ever, ever, ever, been either the goal or the mission of a university to fill classes like that.  Ever.  There is so much more to human knowledge than GPA + test score.  [/quote]

I'm very in favor of using IQ score[/quote]

Why? My brother is the laziest MF on the planet and he has an IQ of 153. A spot at an elite school (and he graduated from a T10) is wasted on him. Far better to give it to someone with a lower IQ but more drive/grit.[/quote]
Agreed. I have a family member with a 155 IQ score who graduated from an Ivey league school and has done diddly squat since then. [/quote]

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