Or we could raise the ceiling on the SAT so only one kid on average gets a perfect score each year. And then filter students into institutions purely based on S

Or we could raise the ceiling on the SAT so only one kid on average gets a perfect score each year. And then filter students into institutions purely based on SATs. Studying for IQ tests has steeply diminishing returns. This would likely prevent these horrible signalling equilibrium where we burn our brightests' childhoods, forcing them to learn antiquated hobbies they don't enjoy. Test scores should be the only factor. Admissions could be replaced with a Python script. What ever you think about IQ tests, I promise you ad hoc admissions and unblinded admission procedures are drastically less meritocratic.