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Written by Jon Boeckenstedt

Recalling Sinclair Lewis

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” –Sinclair Lewis I’m not going to debate the value of standardized tests in admissions. I’m not going to go over the research that shows differences without distinctions (a 3.2 GPA for one group vs a 3.4 […]

Written by Jon Boeckenstedt

College Board never disappoints

That is, if you have very low expectations. College Board, as you all know, is a private company that works for itself, via a Board of Trustees who are hand-selected for candidacy by, well, the College Board. They’re a business, and we should understand that. Still, among my many quibbles with the corporation, in the […]