"colleges should ask for portfolios of sample, graded school work." There is some merit to this suggestion. It would make the counselor's job easier, the admi

"colleges should ask for portfolios of sample, graded school work." There is some merit to this suggestion. It would make the counselor's job easier, the admissions officer's job easier, and the student's job much easier! But one concern is that this would tend to advantage students in private or top-tier public high schools even more than the current system does.