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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by Glyptodon on Friday December 17, 2021 @07:10PM (#29599935)
Basically the average person hears it and thinks "smartest/best for the job objectively" which sounds fine, but in practice is often shorthand for "prestigious is better" aristocracy. One of those things where there are multiple levels of interpretation talking past each other.
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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by commandlinefan on Saturday December 18, 2021 @12:59AM (#29602107)
Except that it’s a replacement for literal aristocracy.
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