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What Quantios is trying to do is build a system that will show students good matches for colleges that fit their profile. College admissions will always be anno
by 100k 17y ago
What Quantios is trying to do is build a system that will show students good matches for colleges that fit their profile. College admissions will always be annoying but perhaps it will save students some of the time the time and frustration you went through.
- quizbiz 17y agoIt seems that the service is to make the system _appear_ more rational, to put a lens in front of The System, offer a consulting service, and offer an advantage to students that are willing to play the game with parents that take the initiative. Why is the college admissions process ruled by for profit organizations? Looking back, I spent too much time worrying about my scores and not enough time making sure my essays reflected my unique achievements and skills.
- frisco 17y agoLooking back, I spent too much time worrying about my scores and not enough time making sure my essays reflected my unique achievements and skills. That's still framed in the broken system in place now. Can your really tell someone enough about you in a 2-page essay for them to make an informed decision about your application? Test scores are just as bad, if not noisier, signals; they're just easy to grok numbers, so like one of the other posters mentioned, they come with implicit authority. That entire process is broken; we're not trying to sell another snake oil "what are my chances" calculator. There's real science behind what we're working on, and it's not a consulting service for the wealthy.