<p>OK, well, I will address the relationship of standardized test scores and doctor performance alone. I have read a study showing a strong inverse correlation between standardized test scores and malpractice suits. I don’t remember if they were the board scores (taken after two years of medical school) or the MCATs. I also read in a different study that doctors who chat up their patients were actually less effective. Again, SATs are not as predictive of MCAT/board scores, tough they might be if you included the SATIIs.</p>
<p>There are other arguments for the AA that are still valid even if the above is true; for one, presumably, those disadvantaged may have greater gains in college than those well-educated in high school. However, I was addressing the specific point alone about the relationship between standardized test scores and performance as a doctor.</p>
<p>I hardly think my point is bizarre enough to warrant ridicule, but if Dwight_Eisenhower and others want to further explain their position, they are welcome to do so.</p>
<p>Frankly, among the variety of jobs out there, I think ability as a heart surgeon would be among the most related to academic ability. CEO, salesman, politician, and many other jobs require more people skills I think to be successful.</p>