| ▲ | alephnerd 5 hours ago | |
> We could probably repurpose AP exams to fill a similar admissions role to A Levels They are already being used like that in college admissions today. > possibly use the AMC/AIME/USAMO more explicitly for admission Already in use explicitly at most of the top CS programs today > I do not think declining admissions rates at elite universities reflect that the students are any smarter or more prepared than they were 20 years ago, but rather they are much more cutthroat about many things that are orthogonal to being successful adults The cutthroatness is what we should be optimizing for long term. Competition is what begets innovation. Also, even at solid middle tier universities like UC Riverside, the calibre of student has increased dramatically over the past decade [0] | ||