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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by hgfjjgff on Saturday December 18, 2021 @02:45AM (#29602620)
It didn’t stop them in the first place.

And one’s ability to pass the SAT proves only that one can pass the SAT. It just proves they were privileged enough to have some one teach them “the tricks and tactics to pass the test” - not understanding, not potential, and not intelligence.

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Re:Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-opt... by chillacy on Saturday December 18, 2021 @10:14AM (#29605027)
Couldn’t one also say that getting into Harvard just proves they were privileged enough to jump the criteria for selection? Eg parents sent them to volunteer abroad and varsity crew? How can any admissions criteria not get gamed over time?
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