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Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro... by scottlocklin on Thursday July 05, 2018 @05:22PM (#17466947)
That's an interesting perspective, but I wonder if the kids who actually get in based on merits other than test-taking are any better. My anecdata is that they are not.
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Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro... by Apocryphon on Thursday July 05, 2018 @05:41PM (#17467087)
It's particularly relevant to tech because there is the concern that technical interviews, poorly structured, are creating a culture that favors admitting candidates who optimize for passing technical interviews.
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