Bonus Episode: Standardized Tests and the Baseball Analogy

22/02/2024 13 min
Bonus Episode: Standardized Tests and the Baseball Analogy

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Episode Synopsis

To help listeners better understand what test scores can and can’t say about a student’s relative strengths, Mark outlines an analogy he devised that connects standardized tests to his favorite sport. Dean Quinlan joins to discuss how applicants often overemphasize testing, the many ways applicants can show academic preparedness, and famous New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

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