Long-term trend of higher marks plus pandemic spike sees more top students competing for coveted programs

  • zephyreks@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Let’s not devolve into the US college admissions system where grades are irrelevant and people only care about extracurriculars, please.

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      1 year ago

      I mean they do have SAT’s in the states which still matters quite a bit for acceptance. That seems like a solve for a grade inflation scenario like we’re seeing although it’s not without it’s caveats.

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        1 year ago

        SATs are honestly such a worthless exam. Unlike standardized exams in other countries (高考…) which actually evaluate high school education, SATs are an independent skillset that needs to be independently studied for. It’s stupid.

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      1 year ago

      college admissions system where grades are irrelevant and

      30 years ago this statement was repeated to me and it’s not been false since: “the only problem a student cannot overcome at college is a lack of funds; everything else has a solution”

      It was said to me by the admin assistant for the dean of admissions at a globally-recognizable university institution as I waited to speak to him about an issue unrelated to money. It was resolved.

      I think Canada has focused on a different, very crucial quality about its applicants that has nothing to do with grades. I worry that’s going to continue unless and until we consolidate schooling at this level as well and make performance the only criteria for attendance and advancement.