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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by api on Friday December 17, 2021 @07:33PM (#29600133)
It probably has more to do with lower scores among "legacy" applicants, and with dodging accusations of bias against Asians.
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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by pc86 on Friday December 17, 2021 @08:20PM (#29600484)
How does elimination of objective admissions criteria do anything other than increase accusations of bias?
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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by atlgator on Friday December 17, 2021 @08:30PM (#29600564)
It eliminates the evidence of bias. No evidence, no crime.
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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by artificialLimbs on Friday December 17, 2021 @09:42PM (#29601051)
For our Uni, it's about getting more numbers because they're scared of numbers falling due to massive tuition increases and the decrease in perception of the necessity of a college education. Source: work at a Uni.
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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by caddemon on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:00PM (#29601159)
Maybe universities in general have this problem but Harvard most certainly does not.
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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by artificialLimbs on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:40PM (#29601374)
Accurate. Edited. Thank you.
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