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<p>On the other hand, eliminating standardized tests (which do appear to have some predictive power on college performance, but less than high school grades) would likely lead to even more watering down of high school courses and more high school grade inflation.</p>
<p>Other countries can avoid needing standardized tests because high school courses are more standardized. For example, a given grade in a specific math course at one high school means the same as the same grade in the same math course at another high school.</p>