CB> MS>For the kids least interested in school (and most 
CB> MS>likely to drop out), you'd have the schools and 
CB> MS>prospective employers in an impossible bidding war.
CB> 
CB> MS>Could colleges _afford_ to reject otherwise-acceptable 
CB> MS>HS grads just because they had mediocre grades, at a time 
CB> MS>many colleges are in a crunch to get freshmen or go broke? 
CB> MS>And would any state college following your suggestion 
CB> MS>find itself in an impossible situation on affirmative-action quota 
CB> lawsuits?
CB> 
CB> Finally - an argument that makes sense!  You are correct - there are 
CB> too 
CB> many colleges needing to fill their hallowed halls and until 
CB> competition 
CB> forces the closing of a goodly number, we are not likely to get 
CB> colleges 
CB> accepting only students with good high school grades. 
    Or to deny admissions to kids with bad SAT scores.  
    Many colleges are so hard up for students they will take anyone, and they 
simply cannot realistically be expected to voluntarily go broke (faster) by 
getting tough on admissions to help public schools "motivate" kids.
    The government, though, contributes greatly to this problem by giving the 
same financial aid regardless of high school class rank or SAT score.,
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