Responding to a message by Matt, to Charles on ...
MS>Or to deny admissions to kids with bad SAT scores.
The SAT is not a very good indicator of knowledge acquired - it does not 
even make a pretense of being based on high school curriculums.  Many 
schools in our area are now more interested in the ACT which, as more 
than one college recruiter has indicated to me, shows a much higher 
correlation with success in college.
MS>Many colleges are so hard up for students they will take anyone, and 
MS>they simply cannot realistically be expected to voluntarily 
MS>go broke (faster) by getting tough on admissions to help 
MS>public schools "motivate" kids.
Humorous, but true.
MS>The government, though, contributes greatly to this 
MS>problem by giving the same financial aid regardless of 
MS>high school class rank or SAT score.,
I see the government's role as different from that of colleges.  It is 
the college's job to set standards and to provide the education, not the 
government's job.  Do YOU really want government intruding further into 
our lives, deciding who can and who can't go to college?  Most people 
wouldn't.  No, the government's role here is that of support - to 
encourage our children to get the best education they can and to 
encourage high standards.
Chuck Beams
Fidonet - 1:2608/70
cbeams@future.dreamscape.com
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