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Despite periodic bouts of hand-wringing like this, I doubt you'll see the SATs go away any time soon. Education is too decentralized in the US for universities
by gamble 18y ago
Despite periodic bouts of hand-wringing like this, I doubt you'll see the SATs go away any time soon. Education is too decentralized in the US for universities to depend on high-school marks. The alternative to standardized testing is a rigorous, universal curriculum overseen by the state or federal government; otherwise, people will game the system by sending their children to whichever school marks the most generously.
- Retric 18y agoCollages use SAT scores because they are a better indicator of student performance than highschool GPA, or student’s involvement in outside activities etc. They might not split the population on the correct racial or economic fashion, but the simple fact is they are a strong indicator as to who will finish their freshman year. Compare the number of people who dropped out of collage with an old SAT score above 1400 to those with an SAT score below 1400 and you will see a dramatic gap.
- Alex3917 18y agoIt's decentralized, but tightly coupled. If US News & World Report drops the SAT category for ranking colleges, you will see schools stop using the SAT overnight.