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Inside the Yale Admissions Office

Bonus Episode: Standardized Tests and the Baseball Analogy

Feb 22, 2024
13:25

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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