<p>Bearcats, standardized tests mean nothing. They measure familiarity with a particular exam and nothing more. I worked for and hired for top 5 IBanks and a top 5 consulting firm. In obth canses, the few times standardized tests were used was to narrow the list of applicants using a neutral element. Standardized tests were never used to compare one applicant to another. And most companies have given up on testing applicants. Those types of tests were common in the 90s but most companies have realized that the results were random and did not accurately measure potential. </p>
<p>I know for a fact that if Michigan approached SAT and ACT exams the way private universities did, the mean score of students currently enrolled at Michigan (the identical students that are there with you today mind you) would be 150/2 points higher. That’s right, the average Michigan student would have a 2200 on the SAT or 31 on the ACT if he she spent the same amount of time and money on standardized tests as students at private universities.</p>