Study suggests admissions decisions reward grade inflation

[RacinReaver]

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The research is based on an experiment involving 23 admissions officers and on long-term, real data on applicants to four competitive M.B.A. programs.

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<p>It should be kept in mind this is graduate admissions and not undergrad.</p>

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But the researchers also looked at real admissions decisions made by four selective M.B.A. programs (admitting 16-39 percent of their applicants) – looking at data for more than 30,000 applicants. The pool covered applicants from several years of admissions cycles and excluded those who did not earn bachelor’s degrees in the United States. The business schools provided a range of information about the applicants – including scores on standardized tests, years of work experience, grades, gender, race, etc. In addition, the researchers gathered information on the grading norms at the undergraduate institutions the applicants attended.

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<p>Looks like they did their best to somewhat do what you wanted, Benley.</p>