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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by xapata on Friday December 17, 2021 @09:36PM (#29601011)
> The SAT doesn't even have analogies any more, perhaps as a result of this research.

That's good to hear. It's hard to know what research is still fresh, unless one is employed to stay current in a field.

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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by WillPostForFood on Friday December 17, 2021 @10:34PM (#29601346)
What’s wrong with analogies?
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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by xapata on Saturday December 18, 2021 @01:59PM (#29607395)
Many analogy questions suffered from requiring cultural context, and it's hard for a question-writer to know which ones.
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