> Yeah, the article ends with: > > In conclusion, our work focuses on the predictive power of admissions tests and shows that this power is not an artifact of

> Yeah, the article ends with: > > In conclusion, our work focuses on the predictive power of admissions tests and shows that this power is not an artifact of SES. There is a substantial SES–test relationship, though it is important to note that test scores reflect far more than SES. About a quarter of the variance in test scores is shared with SES, and thus there is large variability in test scores at any given level of SES. Thus, claims that tests are merely proxies for SES are unfounded > I've never understood the model of the world that people who don't agree with this. If you believe that > a) genetics exist, and traits such as intelligence are therefore hereditary; > and > b) socioeconomic success is correlated to intelligence That is only true up to a certain level though. The correlation plateaus and even decreases above 1% https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230208125113.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230208125113.h...