“Rethinking Admissions”
It is hard to write while doing the Happy Dance. Or, it would be if I were a dancing girl. Which I’m not. I’m pretty much only graceful in the water, so I’ve never felt compelled to express myself in a River-Dancing-ish manner. I am dancing on the inside though, and this is not only more conducive to typing, it also avoids getting me into trouble with the Grace and Coordination Police.
Many smart, powers-that-be types in the realm of higher education are having an open-to-the-public conference on April 15th and 16th, 2009 to discuss building a better College Admissions mousetrap. It’s been somewhat biased and lacking over the past few decades or more, and it would be grand if they could make it a little spiffier.
One of the items on the agenda is standardized testing and the good, the bad, and the ugly wrenches it throws into the college admissions works. See? Happy Dance. Progress, forward thinking, and not putting everyone into boxes—all good stuff.
On April 15 and 16, 2009, Wake Forest University will host top admissions officers and leading researchers from Berkeley, Duke, Harvard, Ohio State, Princeton, Texas, Virginia, Yale and other universities along with the director of data research for U.S. News & World Report for the Rethinking Admissions conference. Participants will present papers and discuss the latest research on standardized testing, diversity, creativity, college ratings and how to evaluate success in college. The two-day event will be followed by a public lecture on April 21, featuring Robert Sternberg, Dean of Tufts University, who will report on Tuft’s experiment with essay questions as predictors of success in college.
Further Reading:
Beyond the SAT: Rethinking Admissions
The Impact of Dropping the SAT
Previous Posts:
College Admissions Testing: For and Against
“College Panel Calls for Less Focus on SATs”
The SAT Is Not Good
Wake Forest University Drops SAT Requirement
An Excellent Argument for Abolishing the SAT
The Newly Unfabulous SAT
Awesome Parent
Testing Season Begins
Posted by Alexa Harrington
