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Because IQ is only loosely correlated with actual achievement? College admissions generally care about achievement (grades, awards, activities, extra-curricula
by mdorazio 7y ago
Because IQ is only loosely correlated with actual achievement? College admissions generally care about achievement (grades, awards, activities, extra-curriculars, etc.), diversity, and likelihood to be a successful student who later donates money back to the school. IQ is not a great predictor of these outcomes since there are a lot of high-IQ individuals who don't really apply themselves.
- nine_k 7y agoBut it answers a wrong question. Stanford does not admit kids by IQ score. But it does have an entrance exam, as opposed to a lottery among those who applied. That is, they likely see some value in separating by some measure of aptitude.
- chongli 7y agoThe entrance exam is a fig leaf. If they admitted based on IQ scores directly then they would be open to direct and severe attack by IQ skeptics and anti-racists. By using an entrance exam, they get to claim they’re admitting based on academic achievement but in reality they know that the test is highly correlated with IQ. All written exams are, for the most part.