SAT scores correlate highly with academic performance. This should come as no surprise, since their whole purpose was to democratize college admissions by allowing those students who would do best at college to be accepted, regardless of their religion or social connections.

The fact that SAT scores correlate poorly with workplace success is a red herring -- SAT scores were never supposed to predict workplace success.

So maybe my logic is off here... But does it follow that academic performance correlates poorly with workplace success?

Edit: I'm not attempting to justify low grades. Just curious if that could be a valid corollary (not sure if I'm using that word correctly).

Who said SAT scores correlate poorly with workplace success? Startup success, absolutely, but "workplace success?"

I'd assume that it would correlate pretty well to the success of corporate workers.

"SAT scores correlate highly with academic performance."

Incorrect.

SAT scores are actually pretty decently correlated with freshman year grades. Colleges wouldn't use it if it weren't predictive, and so the College Board has put a lot of work into ensuring the test means something. Then again, freshman year grades don't really mean much in the grand scheme of life, but they do mean something, definitely.

I put down my SATs - the 7th grade CTY ones, not the official high school ones. I figure that many applicants have perfect or near-perfect SATs, so I wouldn't stand out so much on that basis. I debated taking them off as tacky, but I figure that I've already posted a lot about my experiences on this board, while the test scores and such is new information.

Ultimately, I think experience matters more, but there's a whole other section on the app for "What have you built?" and another one for "What tools will you use?"

Include your high school gpa and 3rd grade geography bee performance as well.