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Quote:Non-cognitive variable testing, in-class performance, personal statement essays, letters of rec., resumes... There are several ways to determine the potential success rates of students.

So, your proposal is to replace standardized tests with a long history of acceptance with 'non-cognitive variable testing', whatever that is. One test-one which has an established record with HS students-with something less standardized and probably more subjective?

I get that you don't like the standardized tests, for whatever reason. I fail to see the advantage of replacing them with another kind of test. As for 'in class performance' I suppose that means GPA? If not grades, are you quantifying a students entertainment performance while in HS class? Participation? Attendance? Time sleeping? You're a little vague with that term, pardon me for interjecting a little humor.

'personal statement essays, letters of rec., resumes'.....You're kidding, right? All those things are normally provided anyway when a student applies to top schools, they're next to meaningless because everybody has them.

A school like Harvard or Stanford has to use some criteria to screen applications, because they receive hundreds for every open slot they have. Standardized tests are no assurance of college performance, but then nothing is. All they can do is provide some measure of a students potential that's in a quantifiable metric for easy evaluation. They're not the be all and end all of Acceptance, but they are used to screen out folks who clearly don't have the academic background to make the most of that opportunity. Nothing you proposed seems any better, in fact it's a step backwards in my opinion.