What Ontario's rising high school grades mean for university admissions (www.cbc.ca)

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Long-term trend of higher marks plus pandemic spike sees more top students competing for coveted programs

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[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago

Let's not devolve into the US college admissions system where grades are irrelevant and people only care about extracurriculars, please.

[-] AssaultPepper@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago

I mean they do have SAT's in the states which still matters quite a bit for acceptance. That seems like a solve for a grade inflation scenario like we're seeing although it's not without it's caveats.

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago

SATs are honestly such a worthless exam. Unlike standardized exams in other countries (高考...) which actually evaluate high school education, SATs are an independent skillset that needs to be independently studied for. It's stupid.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

college admissions system where grades are irrelevant and

30 years ago this statement was repeated to me and it's not been false since: "the only problem a student cannot overcome at college is a lack of funds; everything else has a solution"

It was said to me by the admin assistant for the dean of admissions at a globally-recognizable university institution as I waited to speak to him about an issue unrelated to money. It was resolved.

I think Canada has focused on a different, very crucial quality about its applicants that has nothing to do with grades. I worry that's going to continue unless and until we consolidate schooling at this level as well and make performance the only criteria for attendance and advancement.