And now…the reactions
I am literally flooded with emails from alumni and parents about the SAT announcement we made yesterday, so this will be short.
So far the opinion of those who have written in has been strong support of this policy. I’d say we are around 70% who strongly favor the SAT optional, 20-25% vocal opponents, and a stray 5% with other questions related to (such as, are we also dropping LSATs or MCATs etc).
I have more to say on the SAT thing - but am very pressed for time. Hopefully later or tomorrow.
Give me a break, Wake. The news of this SAT/ACT policy change makes me embarrassed and horrified that my beloved institution has succombed to the pressures of the all-accommodating world of academia. The pride, which has always swelled in my heart for WFU, has diminished some today. I don’t understand this move, I don’t understand how it improves our institution, and I don’t understand how it makes us a more highly respected destination for higher learning? I bet that the “70% positive comments” you refer to will be changing very quickly. My classmates have all weighed-in on the negative side of this issue. I bet if our endowment wasn’t so flush with cash that the powers at WFU would not make this move.
Chris Scully class of 1989
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:44 pm