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Subject: Re: Yale joins Dartmouth in restoring admissions Testing Requirement Author: Spizz1976 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:17:43 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 I conducted alumni interviews and headed up a regional alumni interviewing committee for several decades. My experience from interviewing hundreds of applicants is that there is a strong correlation between performance on the SAT/ACT and the intellectual spark and ability to organize and articulate thoughts demonstrated in the interviews. My experience is that the SAT/ACT correlation is even greater than that of GPAs. My theory is that the SAT/ACT is an effective measure of reading comprehension and inquisitiveness and helps identify and distinguish some kids that develop intellectual capability outside and beyond their teachers' more structured approach in the classroom. I applaud Dartmouth and Yale for reinstituting the test results as one of several metrics in selecting an academically-motivated class. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: Yale joins Dartmouth in restoring admissions Testing Requirement Author: RedWin [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:34:57 02/22/24 Thu Interesting topic though. As someone who has worked in the financial sector for nearly my entire career, every year our company recruits some very smart students from all the Ivy League schools, but our number one problem is finding employees with good people skills and can work in a team environment. That's one area I think the Ivy League in general falls short and that's why I am not a big fan of standardized tests. Just my own experience though. On the other hand maybe in fields like computer programing, research, etc. people skills may not matter as much.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Yale joins Dartmouth in restoring admissions Testing Requirement Author: Spizz1976 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:52:26 02/22/24 Thu While it is difficult to generalize, my interviewing experience was that the high SAT/ACT achievers tended to be the most interesting interviewees. I chalked that up to broader vocabularies and stronger abilities to organize and articulate thoughts. The high SAT/ACT achievers tended to demonstrate greater knowledge on non-academic subjects such as current events, arts, music, politics and books that they read outside of class. I view the SAT/ACT as an important metric, although only a single element in the broader mosaic.