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Re:MIT suspending SAT/ACT requirement for next application c... by fuzzer37 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @03:16PM (#26716121)
With online schooling this is true now more than ever. Why _cant_ i just follow along online, have a bot grade the assignments, and get a degree? Makes you start to question what going to prestigious schools is really about.
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Re:MIT suspending SAT/ACT requirement for next application c... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @03:27PM (#26716266)
>Makes you start to question what going to prestigious schools is really about.

Parents should teach their kids about the importance of networking and signaling while growing up. Obviously, it's secondary to actually being proficient and productive, but still just as necessary.

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