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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 692417" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>Yesssss. Here's the score: standardized tests don't predict college performance very well; high school GPA does. So why use test scores at all?</p><p></p><p>The main reason is to allow the schools to have a way to wash certain applications out. This didn't used to be such a problem. Then someone thought of the Standard Application. That lowered the barrier to application to curb size. Students today don't think anything of applying to 8 - 10 schools, depending on how much cash their parental units will shell out. Schools <em>love</em> this because it means they can reject students and their ratings for admission standards go up. So keep the tests and use a floor on them to reject applications. Then it comes down to how well the student did in school and if their test scores meet the admittance ceiling. (Caveat: if the school isn't meeting projections for new students both standards can, shall we say, slide.) </p><p></p><p>This may look like a con, but it isn't. There is a correlation between test scores and GPA, albeit not a strong one. Consequently, there is a reason to use both, even if the tests don't predict college performance well. I know that may seem a bit crazy, but there really is a difference in how well the two predict college grades and whether a kid sticks, despite a low correlation between them on an individual level. So the Bong is right; this sure as <the nether region> isn't a perfect way to decide who you let in. Oth, nobody has much of an incentive to change it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 692417, member: 265"] Yesssss. Here's the score: standardized tests don't predict college performance very well; high school GPA does. So why use test scores at all? The main reason is to allow the schools to have a way to wash certain applications out. This didn't used to be such a problem. Then someone thought of the Standard Application. That lowered the barrier to application to curb size. Students today don't think anything of applying to 8 - 10 schools, depending on how much cash their parental units will shell out. Schools [I]love[/I] this because it means they can reject students and their ratings for admission standards go up. So keep the tests and use a floor on them to reject applications. Then it comes down to how well the student did in school and if their test scores meet the admittance ceiling. (Caveat: if the school isn't meeting projections for new students both standards can, shall we say, slide.) This may look like a con, but it isn't. There is a correlation between test scores and GPA, albeit not a strong one. Consequently, there is a reason to use both, even if the tests don't predict college performance well. I know that may seem a bit crazy, but there really is a difference in how well the two predict college grades and whether a kid sticks, despite a low correlation between them on an individual level. So the Bong is right; this sure as <the nether region> isn't a perfect way to decide who you let in. Oth, nobody has much of an incentive to change it. [/QUOTE]
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