Why is the university of California dropping the SAT?

Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by sokoloff on Friday July 23, 2021 @04:43PM (#27935401)

One place I worked at did, by policy (D. E. Shaw & Co.).

It was also the place with the densest collection of high-achieving, highly intelligent colleagues that I’ve ever experienced.

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by rejectedandsad on Friday July 23, 2021 @04:48PM (#27935461)

DE Shaw rejected me after I submitted my SATs (not once, but twice).

What even is the point of living if society deems people like me to be inherently inferior for life?

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by sokoloff on Friday July 23, 2021 @04:58PM (#27935555)

Almost no place has this (fairly pointless IMO) policy in place. How predictive is the SAT test I took when I was 16 to my performance on the job a decade later?

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by netr0ute on Friday July 23, 2021 @05:42PM (#27935949)

You can actually take the SAT at any age, so I'd say there's no reason to not try and get a high score.

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by briefcomment on Friday July 23, 2021 @06:15PM (#27936234)

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Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT? by rejectedandsad on Friday July 23, 2021 @05:06PM (#27935638)

You went to MIT so fairly predictive I think, as you just said it was the densest region of talent you’ve ever seen.

If you saw my resume you’d understand how hopeless it is for people like me. It’s depressing.

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