Don't Stress About Scores

UT84321
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:31:36 +0000

^^I do not know if there is a gradient of “URMness” that somehow matters.

What structurally disadvantaged applicants accomplish in order to be admitted into Yale is truly remarkable, and they are absolutely valuable additions to the community. What Questbridge does is important. Do I think schools apply different criteria to Questbridge candidates? Absolutely, and I applaud them for it. But converting a highly nuanced admissions process into a precise description that can offer some reasonably accurate guidance to potential applicants is wrought with potential errors. There is no statistical basis for people saying that test scores are un-important. In the pool in which they were evaluated, they had the very best credentials. And they should be very proud of their admission, and make the most of the opportunity they have earned.