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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by manfredo on Friday March 20, 2020 @03:39PM (#22640860)
It's hard to create an accountable system to identify "smooth-talkers". We already know that perceived charisma is highly dependent on attractiveness, ethnicity, and other innate factors.

What we could do is gauge students' communication ability in a way that is less subject to these factors. Which we already do, by examining students' writing.

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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by araara on Friday March 20, 2020 @04:39PM (#22641439)
What's the difference between perceived charisma and charisma?
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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by manfredo on Friday March 20, 2020 @05:48PM (#22641983)
Charisma that can come off in a 1 hour meeting, vs. ability to communicate and work with a team towards a goal.
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