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The original point of the SAT was to measure "aptitude" in order to identify students might perform well in college, but did not have good opportunities to demo
by yummyfajitas 12y ago
The original point of the SAT was to measure "aptitude" in order to identify students might perform well in college, but did not have good opportunities to demonstrate that in high school. This was before things like "aptitude" and "intelligence" became dirty words.
- ihnorton 12y agoSteven Pinker argues for admissions based on standardized tests, in part because he contends that the current Ivy League admissions process suffers from "eye-of-newt-wing-of-bat mysticism that jerks teenagers and their moms around and conceals unknown mischief.": http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119321/harvard-ivy-league-should-judge-students-standardized-tests http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119321/harvard-ivy-league...