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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure the factors you list create more meritocracy but the overall level of achievement is markedly higher today than back then. Whatever grade inflation and SAT scoring you want to cite, students are taking more advanced courses sooner than ever before. They’re just smarter than we ever were. [/quote]

College professor here.  I disagree completely.  I can tell you that students’ performance in recent years has plummeted and that the overall quality is far lower than in the time period to which OP referred.  Grade inflation and test score inflation mask what is really going on.  The quality of education in this country has declined significantly.[/quote]

Ok “professor”. I’m more apt to believe you’re the OP. 
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I’m sure Jeff can confirm I am not, but you are free to remain incredulous that you might be wrong.  I am indeed a college professor and what I described is a well-established problem across universities.[/quote]

What is admissions doing about it? How can they test the mettle of those possibly-inflated grades before admissions? Do these admissions years feel like a huge experiment?

Also, what do you think will happen to those kids who didn't get in, but actually had the chops? Will the baby that was tossed out with the bath water find its way home?[/quote]

They aren’t doing anything about a non existent problem. [/quote]

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