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> the university test (which nobody is arguing for, it's pretty stupid), While this is not what the article is about, university entrance examinations seem to
by nandemo 16y ago
> the university test (which nobody is arguing for, it's pretty stupid),
While this is not what the article is about, university entrance examinations seem to be commonplace around the world. It may not be perfect but it's hardly "stupid". In fact I find the American system rather bizarre.
- Charuru 16y agoCurrent college admissions concern themselves with various standardized tests... and then a plethora of other data. Making a decision on many, or even too many data points is always better than a decision made based on only 1 number. I don't see how that's debatable.
- nandemo 16y ago> Making a decision on many, or even too many data points is always better than a decision made based on only 1 number. No, it is not always better. There are many situations where more data leads people to make non-optimal decisions. This is well known.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoMost of the other data is used primarily to restrict access to certain "tribes", not to select good students. (By "tribe", I mean certain personality types and cultural groupings, not ethnic tribes. Though of course, the other data points are used to reward certain ethnic groups as well.)