As noted above, I'm definitely against these standardized tests. However, Strawberries made a point I want to follow-up on. Recommendation letters are also somewhat cultural, if you can believe it. Or they reflect cultural norms. So in certain other countries (probably most), it is much less likely that teachers will praise the way they do in the US. They would never say someone's in the top 5-10% even if they were. So that leaves the candidate in a difficult position.
I'm not sure how one can deal with all this, it gets pretty complicated.
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Posted by Turquoise Stuff to academicsecret at 10/01/2006 08:20:53 PM
