Or even better have colleges administer their own exams. Oral ones are best ;) this is how it worked in USSR. Nobody cared what marks you had in high school as

Or even better have colleges administer their own exams. Oral ones are best ;) this is how it worked in USSR. Nobody cared what marks you had in high school as village school and good city schools were completely different. You came to exam and had 3 hours and 5 problems(example of physics entrance exam to KGU) you then went and presented your solution if you had any to examiners. They could grill you to explain your solution