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Re:Harvard will require test scores for admission again by BenFranklin100 on Thursday April 11, 2024 @07:08PM (#40007780)
That’s beside the point. Look up ‘regression to the mean’. If two highly gifted parents each with an IQ of 150 have children, their children will very likely be in the upper half or even perhaps upper quarter of the IQ distribution, but very unlikely to be the top 0.025% ~ IQ of 150. That is, their kids will be above average, but likely not Ivy quality.

There’s a reason legacy admissions need a thumb on the scale.

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Re:Harvard will require test scores for admission again by elicksaur on Thursday April 11, 2024 @10:29PM (#40008872)
“Not ivy quality” - Only people with 150 IQ get into Harvard? News to me.
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Re:Harvard will require test scores for admission again by BenFranklin100 on Thursday April 11, 2024 @11:19PM (#40009097)
A hallmark of the argumentative mind is nitpicking and missing the larger point.
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Re:Harvard will require test scores for admission again by elicksaur on Friday April 12, 2024 @09:34AM (#40012622)
It’s just an internet comment, but thanks for the tip, Freud.
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Re:Harvard will require test scores for admission again by wendyshu on Sunday April 14, 2024 @10:14AM (#40031187)
This is fallacious.
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