> I want to get rid of letters of recommendation as well. I would personally like to go off of only a single nationwide standardized test. That is not good. C

> I want to get rid of letters of recommendation as well. I would personally like to go off of only a single nationwide standardized test. That is not good. China has that, and I would not consider the culture it fosters healthy at all. What you then get is kids who literally have no life beyond studying for the test and the results of one point on the exam having a massive effect on ranking and therefore outcome.