I was prepared to disagree. I don't, though. I may go so far as to say this is one area the humanities seems to have really gone off the rails.
Is there evidence to support such a heavy reliance on these essays? We seemed to throw out standardized tests when those had stronger evidence as highly effective predictors. Why are we rewarding essays above that? (Assuming,of course, accurate reporting in story.)
> an app that allows users to count calories by submitting photographs of their food, and which he claims already earns $30 million in annual recurring revenue.
Not sure scam app that is pretty much guaranteed to give you wrong number is a good opening example. Yes, it shows some technical prices and willingness to promiss what you can't do ... but is not something that should weight into your college application.
I was prepared to disagree. I don't, though. I may go so far as to say this is one area the humanities seems to have really gone off the rails.
Is there evidence to support such a heavy reliance on these essays? We seemed to throw out standardized tests when those had stronger evidence as highly effective predictors. Why are we rewarding essays above that? (Assuming,of course, accurate reporting in story.)
> an app that allows users to count calories by submitting photographs of their food, and which he claims already earns $30 million in annual recurring revenue.
Not sure scam app that is pretty much guaranteed to give you wrong number is a good opening example. Yes, it shows some technical prices and willingness to promiss what you can't do ... but is not something that should weight into your college application.