muon2
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« on: July 29, 2004, 11:22:09 PM » |
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Another issue to consider is the complexity of an incoming student application. No school uses or should use a straight test number indpendent of other factors. The university is trying to identify the best students who will succeed in completing their education. For some students a high test score is a clear indicator and the school can make a yes/no determination on that alone.
Factors like recommendations, extracurricular activities, and special achievements can point to academic success that a marginal ACT score can miss. Interestingly, legacies can also point to academic success, since there is for many of them more desire to succeed with the family's reputation at the school. Needless to say like any other factor, its only somewhat predictive, so legacy should never be used alone as a factor.
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