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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by Vervious on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:38AM (#23539625)
I remain skeptical that admissions committees can distinguish between great students and good students through their personal statements. (Not that the SAT would have helped there either)
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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by crimsonalucard5 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:47AM (#23539736)
The objective here isn't to identify good students. That's just the cover story.

The objective is to select on criteria other than intelligence. For example, race.

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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by Vervious on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @01:20PM (#23541607)
Seems like a very idealogical thing to argue without evidence
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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by crimsonalucard5 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @01:57PM (#23542037)
You're not wrong. But there's no evidence arguing the contrary either.
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