Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions Next Year

Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by honkycat on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @12:49PM (#23541266)

This is pure conjecture. The younger generation currently consumes way less alcohol and is overall much more studious and serious than previous generations. Years of austerity have eroded the "animal house" culture you are picturing from your youth.

They are pushing college WAY less and pushing vocational training WAY MORE. I've had my younger cousins reach out to me interested in vocational training and my opinions on that. ( My opinion? Pick a major with a career. Do two years of community college, finish up at a major university. Vocational jobs are well paying and are perfectly respectable, but tend to be pretty hard. )

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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by throwaway287391 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @01:09PM (#23541481)

Interesting. Thanks for making an actual counter-argument. I have to admit I have a little trouble believing the cultural connotations around college could have changed that much in the time since I graduated from HS (2007), but I'll take your word for it -- I don't have any current connections to kids that age myself.

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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by honkycat on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @04:33PM (#23543719)

I graduated around the same time. We got burned BADLY and I think people started paying attention around that time.

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