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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Testing most closely correlates to income. Income is tied to success in the education system. Stop pretending testing gives everyone a fair shot just because there's an anecdote about a poor kid going to college. They probably didn't get in just because of tests, but because they had a good story.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/03/rich-students-get-better-sat-scores-heres-why.html
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If you look at actual research, like the comprehensive UC study, you would learn that test scores are predictive of success even when controlling for demographics.[/quote]

Tests being predictive of limited amounts of college success, especially through only the first few years, is still being too shortsighted IMO. These top schools should be looking for long-term leaders who will add to the classroom and campus life and who will represent the school with distinction well beyond their time on campus.

MIT amuses me because when you see or hear their staff, you'd think they were Caltech in how they approach "hook" admissions. However, their athletic department has a lot of leeway with admissions (and is large with 32 total teams, including a big football team) and though they don't directly consider legacies, they are happy to consider large donors/development cases! [/quote]

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