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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by certifiedrodent on Monday March 28, 2022 @07:49PM (#30836984)
In my case it means performing well under stress, having good time management, and skim reading quickly/effectively. All of these are real things that do matter, but they dramatically boost test scores.
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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by the_d3f4ult on Monday March 28, 2022 @09:41PM (#30837779)
These are skills I use every day as a surgeon. Also grew up extremely poor. Close to perfect SAT/ACT which led to a full ride to good private school. Math degree. NSF fellowship. And, so on..

Would not have happened without the SAT as I was working after school through middle and high school and had very limited 'extracurriculars'

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Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions... by mattcwilson on Monday March 28, 2022 @08:24PM (#30837221)
Funny, I rely on those same skills in management all the time. So much so that I wish that the value of those skills, independent of educational subject matter, had been emphasized to me as a young person.
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