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		siva7 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stanford to continue legacy admissions and withdra... So? In many countries high school grades also aren't standardized and counts 100% for admission. The system still works reliably and not worse than in america.

sokoloff 8 months ago | [–]

“Not worse” in what sense? Is there a Stanford/MIT/Caltech/Harvard/N-others of equivalent global prestige/regard in those countries?

Mountain_Skies 8 months ago | [–]

Can you quantify that claim?

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