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RE: Michigan universities see decline in enrollment; numbers increase at community colleg
(05-12-2022 10:19 PM)broncofan1 Wrote: (05-12-2022 04:12 PM)GRBRONCO Wrote: It's the latest woke thing to do, drop standardized testing due to social equity concerns. Which is why I expect WMU to jump on the bandwagon any day now if they haven't already.
No, it's not. "Woke" has nothing to do with this move. There is little reliable data showing that an ACT or SAT score has any bearing on a student's ability to earn a college degree. College Board turned it into a "need" for admissions criteria with little direct data to show why.
A test taken by a kid in their junior year of high school just doesn't predict how they will do when they start college more than a year later.
This talk about a "race to the bottom" is ridiculous.
These tests are no panacea, but they are one way of determining which potential students have a better background for the college classes they are likely to take. Perfect? No. Better than nothing? Yes.
Likewise for GPA.
What's your proposal? Get rid of all ranking criteria and then pick names out of a bottle? Instead of condemning the historical measures used to separate applicants how about suggesting some that might be more effective? Some college programs are in high demand, they can't let in all applicants. How do you propose they select?
(This post was last modified: 05-13-2022 10:43 PM by BroncoPhilly.)
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Michigan universities see decline in enrollment; numbers increase at community colleg
