Yale will again require standardized test scores for admission

Re:Yale will again require standardized test scores for admi... by antasvara on Thursday February 22, 2024 @12:06PM (#39469938)

Note: I can't find the article on this, so no data unfortunately.

The reason for this (at least from what I've heard) is that when you've got the credentials to get into an Ivy, the limiting factor for your success is "being able to complete your degree."

If you choose an "easier" school, your odds of completing a degree go up by a lot. You also stand a chance of being one of the best students there, further bolstering your transcript and opportunities for doing research while at the university.

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Re:Yale will again require standardized test scores for admi... by bombcar on Thursday February 22, 2024 @03:42PM (#39472901)

There's quite a number of variables that go into college selection, and just because you qualify for a bunch doesn't mean that the "most elite" would be the best. Sometimes it is better to be the big fish in the small pond; other times you're better off being smaller in a bigger pond.

Part of the problem is trying to work all this out at an age where you're not even allowed to vote, let alone buy a beer or a gun.

One of the surest things to aim for, in my opinion, is minimizing external debt carried afterwards, which for low income but high achieving students, may mean aiming at the very top, where full scholarships are available.

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Re:Yale will again require standardized test scores for admi... by bumby on Thursday February 22, 2024 @07:39PM (#39475386)

The argument that I’ve heard is that we confuse causality. I.e., elite schools select for successful people, not that they add anything to make people successful.

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