PhD Production and Quantitative Academic Quality Rankings

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@tokenadult

High grade averages in high school classes are also more readily obtained by richer rather than poorer families

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<p>So could SAT scores…I could pay money for SAT coaching.</p>

<p>An Amherst admissions advisor said that if they just selected students based on SAT scores, they’d have a very wealthy student population.</p>

<p>[Online</a> NewsHour: A Look at Amherst College’s Admissions Process – June 22, 2004](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june04/merrow_6-22.html]Online”>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june04/merrow_6-22.html)</p>

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TOM PARKER: SAT scores are important if you are a person who has had a lot of opportunities in your life. For people who have had fewer opportunities, SAT’s are going to be less important for that person.

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TOM PARKER: If you tie admission strictly to S.A.T. scores, you’re going to end up with a very wealthy student body.

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