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They'll certainly have more time to study than they will for extracurricular activities, social clubs, volunteering and all of the other "soft" ways kids pad ou
by zdragnar 4y ago
They'll certainly have more time to study than they will for extracurricular activities, social clubs, volunteering and all of the other "soft" ways kids pad out their college applications.
In terms of fairness across racial and economic strata, standardized tests like the ACT and SAT are the fairest ways to judge college applications.
- matai_kolila 4y agoACT and SAT measure free time as much as they measure anything else, which overall is exceptionally little. And I would very much love to live in a world where the sum total possible things a child has to worry about are extracurriculars or studying. Good lord what a better place we’d live in if that were true…
- sn9 4y agoThis seems contradictory given many of the "top" students who fill up the top universities frequently have both really good scores as well as incredible amounts of extracurriculars. You'd expect there to be a tension if ACT/SAT scores measured free time.
- BobbyJo 4y agoSecond this. I didn't have the money for required uniforms, and no health insurance, so sports/band/several other potential ways I could look good on a college app, were basically off the table for me.