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Subject: Re: Yale joins Dartmouth in restoring admissions Testing Requirement Author: RedWin [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:56:44 02/22/24 Thu In reply to: Son of Eli 's message, "Yale joins Dartmouth in restoring admissions Testing Requirement" on 09:23:33 02/22/24 Thu While I think standardized testing is one method to measure future academic success in the Ivy League, there are lots of very smart kids who ace the SAT or ACT but do not have the work ethic and people skills to be successful outside of academia. I think it's imperative academic institutions evaluate applicants on a wide variety of skills and not just one test. We have a family member who is naturally very smart, aced his SAT's, and did very well at Princeton. But unfortunately he completely lacks hard work and has struggled for many years since graduation. The guy can't hold a job and screwed up his family, etc. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Rare bird! Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:14:57 02/22/24 Thu I had several classmates at Dartmouth who were so smart that they got excellent grades in high school without doing any real work. And then they got to Dartmouth and ran into trouble due to poor work habits because everyone else was brilliant, too. I can't think of anyone I knew at Dartmouth who did minimal work but still did "very well" grades-wise. Your family member is a rare bird... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]