Re: “The misguided struggle on the SAT” [Jan. 7, Nation]:
I discover it ironic that after years of a “holistic” strategy to varsity admissions with a dismissive angle towards standardized testing, schools now are admitting that standardized ACT and SAT scores do predict scholar success.
For years, I’ve challenged the admissions director on the College of Washington to indicate objectively that the holistic strategy yielded excellence within the scholar physique. They’ve by no means confirmed me any goal normal of excellence, solely self-serving self-congratulations. With the reemphasis of goal requirements for admissions, I really feel vindicated.
Tom Gumprecht, Freeland
