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In many countries it goes the other direction: the standardized exams are much harder than the SAT (so you don't have a bunch of people clustering at the top wi
by umanwizard 7y ago
In many countries it goes the other direction: the standardized exams are much harder than the SAT (so you don't have a bunch of people clustering at the top with perfect scores) and are the only metric used for university admissions.
- skinnymuch 7y agoThat seems pretty bad too, no? Basing everything off just standardized exams? Are these exams usually/mostly multiple choice?
- umanwizard 7y agoWhy does it seem bad to you? To me it seems like the fairest possible method, as long as the tests are reasonably accurate measures of competence. The US method on the other hand where colleges try to assess “leadership” and other qualities of that nature makes no sense to me. What in the world do “leadership”, extracurricular activities, sports ability, etc. have to do with academic ability? I guess it’s because in the US, college is seen as a way of sorting people into social classes, just as much as a place to actually learn something (or more). But a sane system shouldn’t care about having “well-rounded” students — it should optimize for having the best 100 students in physics in the country studying together from the best physicists, the best in history from the best historians, etc. > Are these exams usually/mostly multiple choice? No.