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Yep, defnly matches my experience as a dirt-poor high-school dropout. SAT saved me. It's very sad to me to see these developments.

• smoldesu 5y ago
  Same story here. I graduated with my GPA in the bottom 10th percentile of my class. My SAT scores were in the top 95th percentile across the nation though. Seeing this change just makes me reflect on how much it will harm the disadvantaged kids, while giving a free pass to the people who learned how to Google the answers to their homework. It's been said many times, many ways, but the education system is totally broken.
  • vasilipupkin 5y ago
    Nothing in this change says that a kid like you wouldn't be able to get into Harvard under new policy. They won't REQUIRE SAT scores, they aren't saying they won't use them if you submit them.
    • dominotw 5y ago
      > they aren't saying they won't use them if you submit them. gp is wants others won't be rejected because of low sat scores
      • vasilipupkin 5y ago
        right, harvard reserves the right to admit someone who may potentially have really bad SAT scores. But that's fine, if admission officers see that person as Harvard material, why shouldn't they? Most candidates will still submit ACT/SAT scores, and average ACT/SAT score of the incoming class will likely still be high.