Yale has reinstituted the SAT/ACT tests for all new admissions, after abandoning them in 2020. This is excellent news and perhaps a harbinger of similar changes to come at other elite institutions of higher education. Their announcement states:
These test scores are strong predictors of a student’s future Yale academic performance, and there is evidence that they are less subject to bias than other elements of an application.
It was true before 2020, was true when abandoned, and is true today. Intelligence and learning are great predictors of success in college.
College was, is, or should be, where the nerds finally come out on top while the slackers and those with average or less mental horsepower get weeded out. What Yale has done is a big step back toward that ideal state.
So sayeth the emeritus professor whose blog this is ….
