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<blockquote data-quote="YJMD" data-source="post: 737176" data-attributes="member: 1929"><p>I remember my roommate being shocked that he scored 100 points higher on the SAT than I did (and was also salutatorian in HS). I finished with a higher class rank at Tech than I did in HS. On paper, other than me being in state and him not, I doubt there would be anything on the application that would be scored in my favor. I'm not saying that my anecdote trumps yours. I think it's unlikely that your theory is completely untrue. I am saying, though, that no amount of data can eliminate a significant amount of variablility in the performance of students who are ultimately accepted. We should look at actual data before drawing what limited conclusions we are able to draw.</p><p></p><p>But this is an internet message board. It's not something I would expect any of us to have reasonable access to, so that's a lot of words to end up concluding that your thoughts are reasonable although I worry are overstated.</p><p></p><p>As has been pointed out, this rule is not relevant for Tech directly, but it is relevant because it may provide others a competitive advantage. I don't think we'd be pursuing anybody who would skip testing anyway. I can imagine 2 scenarios harmful to us: 1. recruit has reduced access to testing so takes the test late or has limited access to retesting so they are unable to meet the Hill's requirements to enroll or their spot is taken by someone else waiting for them to clear the bar, and 2. schools who don't provide much real education to (some) athletes in the first place now can grab some guys who would otherwise end up going the Juco/prep school route.</p><p></p><p>But I don't think the impact is going to be very big. Personally, despite the downsides and likely cases of abuse, there are a bunch of lower-tier prospects whose college hopes would be dashed without this. I think that benefit makes it worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YJMD, post: 737176, member: 1929"] I remember my roommate being shocked that he scored 100 points higher on the SAT than I did (and was also salutatorian in HS). I finished with a higher class rank at Tech than I did in HS. On paper, other than me being in state and him not, I doubt there would be anything on the application that would be scored in my favor. I'm not saying that my anecdote trumps yours. I think it's unlikely that your theory is completely untrue. I am saying, though, that no amount of data can eliminate a significant amount of variablility in the performance of students who are ultimately accepted. We should look at actual data before drawing what limited conclusions we are able to draw. But this is an internet message board. It's not something I would expect any of us to have reasonable access to, so that's a lot of words to end up concluding that your thoughts are reasonable although I worry are overstated. As has been pointed out, this rule is not relevant for Tech directly, but it is relevant because it may provide others a competitive advantage. I don't think we'd be pursuing anybody who would skip testing anyway. I can imagine 2 scenarios harmful to us: 1. recruit has reduced access to testing so takes the test late or has limited access to retesting so they are unable to meet the Hill's requirements to enroll or their spot is taken by someone else waiting for them to clear the bar, and 2. schools who don't provide much real education to (some) athletes in the first place now can grab some guys who would otherwise end up going the Juco/prep school route. But I don't think the impact is going to be very big. Personally, despite the downsides and likely cases of abuse, there are a bunch of lower-tier prospects whose college hopes would be dashed without this. I think that benefit makes it worth it. [/QUOTE]
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