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Yes, the scores at the top are way too bunched. A perfect score should indicate generational genius, not the 100th smartest kid your year in California.
by jobs_throwaway 4mo ago
Yes, the scores at the top are way too bunched. A perfect score should indicate generational genius, not the 100th smartest kid your year in California.
- nradov 4mo agoThat's not a real problem for UC admissions. They accept thousands of students every year. Anyone who scores near perfect (within the margin of error) should be admitted to at least one UC campus. If that's not happening then the problem is with the admissions criteria, not with the SAT.
- jobs_throwaway 4mo ago> Anyone who scores near perfect (within the margin of error) should be admitted to at least one UC campus You really don't see a problem with that? Our best students should not be "admitted to at least one UC campus". They should have their pick of the UCs and should be getting generous scholarships to entice them. There is absolutely loads of bunching near the top the distribution which makes it impossible for actually-top students to differentiate themselves.
- davidgay 4mo agoThere's about 500k kids in California each year. The 100th smartest is undoubtedly smarter than you or me.
- jobs_throwaway 4mo agoProbably. And they deserve to be able to prove it in a way that the current tests do not allow due to their low ceiling.