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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by michaelt on Monday March 28, 2022 @03:37PM (#30834646)
That method has its own problems, though.

For one thing, if a school has grade inflation so bad that even an A+ from that school isn't enough to get into Yale - is that a problem?

For another example, if adjustment for grade inflation means Yale will ask for an A+ from Martin Luther King High, Detroit while they'll accept a B from Phillips Academy, Andover - is that a problem?

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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by colinmhayes on Monday March 28, 2022 @04:07PM (#30834965)
Well the thing is I went to an inner city public high school. It was much closer to "Martin Luther King High, Detroit" than it was to a prep school. Majority of students were below the poverty line, yet almost half were accepted to Northwestern every year, many with full rides.
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