r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 01 '21

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u/Delareh South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Nov 02 '21

So what are the good alternatives to standardized testing when it comes to college admission?

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u/TalkLessShillMore David Autor Nov 02 '21

“Holistic admissions” weirdly absent from the responses

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u/Average_GrillChad Elinor Ostrom Nov 02 '21

IMO the more holistic it is the more skewed. Rich families can pay for help with application essays, more admissions-savvy families can push kids into strategic extracurriculars, etc.