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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by dominotw on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:48AM (#23540561)
my cousin "volunteered" at her dad's hospital to get into harvard( which she did). Now she is doctor. I know for a fact that she had zero passion to be doctor, hated being in the medical school and hates her work.

Hard not be cynical and hate the institutions when witness stuff like this.

Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by tartoran on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @03:36PM (#23543154)
This is sad. I had a girlfriend 10 years ago who was studying to become a nurse. She was fantastic at passing tests (rote memorization) and did not care a yota for the science behind it nor had any compassion for people. I had no idea what key answer banks were before she told me how she studies. Shes a nurse now and does it solely for the good money. It’s sad that jobs that require compassion are assailed by motivated test takers. For all she cared she would pursue anything that would make her money and nursing was a low hanging fruit. Now 10 years later the competition in nursing is even more intense and good test takers have a clear advantage.