Blind admissions based on grades alone sounds like a terrible way to prevent cheating or select college applicant in general. But that’s because I believe stro

Blind admissions based on grades alone sounds like a terrible way to prevent cheating or select college applicant in general. But that’s because I believe strongly in the power of outliers and that systems need to support and foster those outliers to achieve the best outcomes. The smartest and most qualified applicants often don’t have the best grades. In fact I think a purely grades based system would be far from optimal, select for the wrong strengths, and miss many of the best applicants. Of the top 10 universities ranked by number of Nobel prizes, the US holds 8 spots. US is doing something right.