He puts the blame on college guides and bond-rating agencies and claims they must stop using test scores as representations for academic success or even financial health. Staples believes that the practice of using minimum test scores to determine financial aid should end. He then gives an example by using the National Merit Scholarship Program and quoting a former associate president at the University of California who called it bogus. Staples explains that the “sought-after” students from this program usually do nothing to stand out and are
He puts the blame on college guides and bond-rating agencies and claims they must stop using test scores as representations for academic success or even financial health. Staples believes that the practice of using minimum test scores to determine financial aid should end. He then gives an example by using the National Merit Scholarship Program and quoting a former associate president at the University of California who called it bogus. Staples explains that the “sought-after” students from this program usually do nothing to stand out and are