University of California Will Stop Using SAT, ACT

Re:University of California Will Stop Using SAT, ACT by gamblor956 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @07:03PM (#23266613)

I have never heard of Finland being touted as the best in education, especially not at the college or post-graduate levels.

What many countries do, unlike the US, is having life-defining entrance exams. Unlike the SAT/ACT which are just one factor of many, these tests determine whether a student gets in to a university or not.

The SAT may not be a great test, but at least it's not the sole factor in determining admission. It's absolutely better than what most European systems use.

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Re:University of California Will Stop Using SAT, ACT by distances on Friday May 22, 2020 @03:58AM (#23269678)

> I have never heard of Finland being touted as the best in education, especially not at the college or post-graduate levels.

Finland has been the poster child in pre-university education now for almost two decades due to the good PISA results. Maybe less so recently as Finland's results have been in a slight decline.

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