Timeline for What is the purpose of the centralized CollegeBoard instead of individual universities giving their own entrance exams?
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| Jul 24, 2016 at 14:18 | comment | added | Bill Barth | @BenVoigt, as a former applicant, I can tell you that there might have been places I wouldn't have applied if I'd needed to take a different 4 hr. exam for each place. Universities care that applicants care because they're competing for the best students. Under this model, they'd be competing in a new way for the best students and have a new reason to lower their entrance requirements (e.g. a sort of race to the bottom to then race to the top). Also, applications are typically shorter than an exam, and not much of anyone will notice if you self-plagiarize your own application letter. | |
| Jul 24, 2016 at 1:33 | comment | added | user10636 | @BenVoigt Actually quite a few colleges use the Common Application to simplify the process of applying to many different schools. | |
| Jul 24, 2016 at 1:21 | comment | added | Ben Voigt | I don't think the concern is for the student's time, after all, each university does require filling out its own application, answering its particular essay questions, etc. | |
| Jul 24, 2016 at 1:02 | history | answered | Bill Barth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |