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Because they want something that provides a subjective element for making decisions. Admissions is high-stakes for everyone, including Harvard. Having some opa
by _jal 8y ago
Because they want something that provides a subjective element for making decisions.
Admissions is high-stakes for everyone, including Harvard. Having some opaque, non-mechanical criteria lets them pick and choose without giving as much of a lever to lawyers.
- ed_balls 8y agoBut why they need it?
- cascom 8y agoTheoretically - so they can decide between two students that both had 4.0 GPAs, perfect SAT scores, and were class presidents, etc. Cynically - it gives them cover to manage to "other goals" and chalking it up to a subjective measure that can't be proved/disproved