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1. They said it’s most predictive factor period. As I wrote above, it was also said that “Yale found the math score to be particularly predictive for persistence as a science major.” Dartmouth was already on record for that. 
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It's almost like they're not good at educating undergraduates. Sure, a kid with an 800 in math will find it easier to do a science major without any need for remediation. But that means they're relying on high schools (and test prep companies) to do all the work. Guess they're not really able and willing to help the brilliant future scientists with a 700 or, gasp, 650, achieve that same success over four full years.[/quote]

There are places for kids with a 700 or gasp a 650 on MATH.  However, an Ivy or T25 school in a stem major probably is NOT the best fit for most kids like that.  As the classes will be taught for those kids who largely have 780+ in MATH and might have already had the classes in HS that they are retaking freshman year.

However, there are plenty of excellent schools for a strong student to attend where they will fit in well and not struggle [/quote]

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