<p>my oldest attended a school where her high school grades and SAT scores were below the median student- as a first generation student as well- this was a concern- but they admitted her and with meeting 100% of need so we anticipated that she would do fine.
She * did* do fine, not without some glitches- but she worked very hard and rose to the challenge.</p>
<p>I expect that is why some schools prefer to look at applications individually, rather than bulk admit by GPA and SATs. There are students who can benefit (from) the experience- who aren’t necessarily going to be outstanding on paper.
Thats why they have interviews, essays, recommendations…</p>
<p>Not literally, however SAT was derived originally from army intelligence tests, and researchers Frey and Detterman have found performance on the two tests to be highly correlated.</p>
<p>It’s been demonstrated that people who do not excel on these tests can nevertheless attain high achievements, such as critical positions of leadership. However these same individuals may still have struggled in college, and overall cognitive abilities may still be called into question in some cases.</p>
<p>“It would be cruel indeed if those students were brought into the college with the expectation that they would fail…”</p>
<p>These HEOP people presumably were affected by the economic and ethnic biases in the tests, that you referenced in your prior post, and their scores are appropriately viewed in that context. Hopefully they study how the kids are actually doing there. I certainly don’t know.</p>
<p>“There are students who can benefit (from) the experience- who aren’t necessarily going to be outstanding on paper.
Thats why they have interviews, essays, recommendations…”</p>
<p>Agree. But I think it’s a brushstroke in the big picture.</p>