New article in the Atlantic by Jeff Selingo

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Category 1 (50% of the offers of admission) - Pure Academic Meritocracy. Standardized tests are required. Standardized test scores & High School GPA/Rigor are the majority of the deciding factors with some academic awards/honors considered. ECs, personal stories and other factors are not considered.

The college with the greatest emphasis on this for admission (Caltech) is SAT/ACT-blind, since the SAT/ACT are not very useful at distinguishing between applicants who may be admissible there and can handle the work there.