Standardized tests are the least gameable. HS grades are pretty poor proxy given the wide range of quality in HS.

darth_avocado 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

HS grades are a joke. All it takes is an unforeseen medical emergency or a teacher who hates you to tank your future. Thank god for standardized tests, otherwise I’d be living a very different life.

	▲	adastra22 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		On the other hand, I didn’t even graduate high school yet have led a very successful life.

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WalterBright 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

These days, people game them by claiming a disability so they get extra time.

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sokoloff 6 days ago | parent [-]

I doubt the typical students scoring 1540+ have time pressure on the SAT. Sure extra time might help someone get from 1400 to 1440, but it’s not going to get you 1400 to 1600.

	▲	WalterBright 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		40 points is 40 points.

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morpheos137 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Other countries probably have a more centralized, standardized schooling system. In the USA schooling is at the local and state level.

	▲	throw0101d 6 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Other countries probably have a more centralized, standardized schooling system. Which is basically what the SATs are: * https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT
	▲	DiogenesKynikos 6 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This is what Baccalaureates, Abitur, Gaokao, etc. are: much more standardized high-school final exams, used as a metric for university admissions.