[ExI] Well-roundedness and character

[John Clark]

The University of California system has permanently banned SAT and ACT test
results from being a factor in deciding who will be admitted to their
Universities. It's likely many other Universities in the US will follow
this lead. They said they did it because standardized testing is racially
biased due to the fact that rich white people can hire tutors to help their
kids score high on the tests but poor black kids can't. So from now on
admission will be based on subjective qualities like "well-roundedness" and
"character". Apparently the ability to kick a ball on a field or play water
polo in a pool or row a boat in a river shows great well-roundedness and
character.

I agree with Quantum Computer expert Scott Aaronson when he said:

*"As a result, admissions to the top US universities—and hence, most
chances for social advancement in the US—will henceforth be based entirely
on shifting and nebulous criteria that rich, well-connected kids and their
parents spend most of their lives figuring out, rather than merely mostly
based on such criteria. The last side door for smart nonconformist kids is
now being slammed shut."*

Aaronson says if such a polacy had been in place when he was a kid he would
have never been admitted to any university much less gone to graduate school
and gotten a Phd.

John K Clark
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