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Bingo. I came from an economically challenged background with a very chaotic family life. Grades were impossible to keep up let alone extra curricular activities. Tests were how I was able to demonstrate my academic potential.

I gamed the SAT by "studying". It took an SAT book checked out from the library and a few hours of practice. The SAT is not particularly hard for a bright student of any background that puts some effort into it. And these days there are more free resources available than ever before.

I get the feeling policies to remove standardized tests are set by those who have no idea what real intelligence and achievement is.

Dropbox seems to have done something very close to what you describe.

https://dropbox.tech/infrastructure/atlas--our-journey-from-...