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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by smilekzs on Friday March 20, 2020 @10:49PM (#22643884)
I disagree. A raffle system, while inevitable in some cases (H-1B lottery comes to mind), is totally inappropriate when applied to a standardized test. Quite on the contrary, a standardized test aims to measure capability (however abstract it is), not luck.
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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by mywittyname on Friday March 20, 2020 @11:53PM (#22644275)
I think it's perfectly reasonable to go with a lottery system after some point. Most people with a ACT over ~30 are going to be completely capable of performing the coursework for an undergraduate degree at MIT. And anyone with a perfect score is going to be fine anyway. There are plenty of world-class institutions in the USA that would be more than happy to accept these peopl.
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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by alasdair_ on Saturday March 21, 2020 @04:16AM (#22645274)
>I think it's perfectly reasonable to go with a lottery system after some point.

Only the wealthy can afford to apply to every single "prestige" college and university available. A lottery where some people get twenty tickets and others get one or two seems just as silly.

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