And replace it with. . .? Grades? Those inflated things? Recommendations? Wonder how long it will be before a family sues a teacher who gives a poor recomme

And replace it with. . .? Grades? Those inflated things? Recommendations? Wonder how long it will be before a family sues a teacher who gives a poor recommendation. HR managers already overwhelmingly provide positive feedback about former employees. Work samples? Awesome, except that you could get someone else to do it for you. Activities? Well, too many students are creating shell activities where they hold leadership positions. No meetings, no members to run against you for president, no hassle, no mess. Not that the SAT is much better considering the test-prep that goes on and the fact that the College Board no longer indicates different test conditions. Creating effective screens (both for school admissions and employers) is very difficult. You can create positive correlations between things - for example, those with higher SAT scores tend to be smarter. Doesn't mean that you don't have random idiots with high scores and smart people with low ones. But there is a positive correlation. As such, employers and schools will use that just as a life-insurance company would use the fact that you're a smoker to correlate with a greater chance of dying young. Some smokers live very long lives, but there is a positive correlation the other way.