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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
I'm confused by your response. This isn't what the article is saying at ALL. It's saying that there are better determiners for life-success than grades and those things are quantifiable.
And someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't there lots of studies that say students who went to college make X amount more than those who didn't, but those who go to podunk U are just as likely to make the big bucks as those who went to an Ivy League school? That getting into the super-competitive school (as a result of good grades) is not a predictor of long-term success? But of course, this study defines success as things other than money.
I don't think this exact survey could work in rush, but I could picture some sort of variation on this being usable. Yes, 4 teacher evaluations from high school would be great, but that is completely unrealistic and I hadn't even thought of that. Or just using some of these questions in conversation, although this would have to be done skillfully. Maybe in a colony environment?
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My college comment was re victoriana's response - i.e. that there are many people in college who SHOULD NOT be in college.
And this survey = a test. Maybe someone who was a great big slacker ass in high school because they hated it there will do a 180 in college. As for using it in rush, I can't imagine asking someone "so, do you usually keep your temper in check?"
Not only that, I would argue that getting a high score on these things doesn't always show "character." They could also show "terrifed to do anything wrong because my parents might beat the crap out of me."