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I know, OP! It's infuriating, because as long as admissions are "holistic", there will be cheating and fraud.

It's much harder to cheat on a standardized test than it is to casually invent a bunch of extra-curriculars.

University admissions need to be entirely academic and standardized.[/quote]

This is a cop out trying to justify eliminating  holistic because there are cheaters. There are also people who are incredibly enriched that are benefitted in testing. Kids also cheat at school. I see no one calling to ban grades. Student accomplishments are important indicators of what they may bring to campus. The real message here should be don't try to cheat your way in. [/quote]

Everyone wants to ban grades. My school is the only school without super inflated grades. [/quote]

Everyone wants to ban grades? The “bad test taker” brigade would sooner claw your eyes out with their bare hands than ban grades.

Holistic review centered around GPA, which is the second most manipulated metric on the history of Western Civilization (after a man’s height), has been the realization of a dream of getting their kid into top schools.

Ain’t nobody going after GPA without a fierce fight.[/quote]

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