UChicago is Tops at Top Prep Schools

JBStillFlying
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 08:56:17 +0000

sushiritto:

But you see IMO, your metric doesn’t account for students, who are both elite in their sport AND their academics enough to be recruited by a Harvard or a Stanford. These elite student-athletes may not need a high SAT score, so some may just walk into an SAT test center on a Saturday, with little or no hours of prep and get the test score that they need to get into a Harvard or a Stanford, because they are a recruited athlete.

Coach says “you need X.” Athlete responds “Shoot, I can do that without even studying.” Why bother spending all that extra (or any) SAT prep time when it’s just not needed.

I know a few.

Sure - and there are more than a few with a ACT of 30 after multiple attempts, but Coach is ecstatic because that’s still above the threshold so will allow some of those 26’s in as well. I know a few. And by they way, they are fine students, smart and hardworking. Very dedicated athletes. They are not “academic superstars.”

UChicago’s standardized test scores - prior to TO - were actually higher than both Harvard’s and Stanford’s. All three allow for multiple retakes, “super-scoring” etc. so it’s kind of silly to paint a pretend scenario implying otherwise. Data!

Thank you for providing your personal definition of “academic superstar” to be anyone smart enough to get into Harvard or Stanford athletics. That actually reveals a lot - and you are not alone here - about just how seriously you take the academics at a couple of these top schools.

sushiritto:

Or perhaps this thread and others like it are more like something else that flies are attracted to.

Well, it’s whatever keeps attracting you, Sushy - but the fact is, you just can’t keep away from it.