"If we sort people only by superior intelligence, we're sorting people by a quality few possess; we’re inevitably creating a stratified, elitist society. We want a society run by people who are smart, yes, but who are also wise, perceptive, curious, caring, resilient, and committed to the common good. If we can figure out how to select for people's motivation to grow and learn across their whole lifespan, then we are sorting people by a quality that is more democratically distributed, a quality that people can control and develop, and we will end up with a fairer and more mobile society."
In a 2024 Atlantic article, David Brooks writes about "How the Ivy League Broke America."
While at The Hill, Jenna Robinson argues that "[i]t's well past time to bring back standardized testing" in college admissions
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