{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Manifold","title":"Meritocracy, SAT Scores, and Laundering Prestige at Elite Universities — #43","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b937435d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3719,"description":"Steve discusses 10 key graphs related to meritocracy and university admissions. Predictive power of SATs and other factors in elite admissions decisions. College learning outcomes - what do students learn? The four paths to elite college admission. Laundering prestige at the Ivies.\nSlides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n-nwoeKe_DcA5tJxTwqTeZBEY7nObxkujKLxVfAzRAY/edit?usp=sharing\nCLA and College Learning outcomes:\nhttps://infoproc.blogspot.com/2015/01/measuring-college-learning-outcomes.html\nHarvard Veritas: Interview with a recent graduate\nhttps://infoproc.blogspot.com/2022/08/harvard-veritas-interview-with-recent.html\nDefining Merit - Human Capital and Harvard University:\nhttps://infoproc.blogspot.com/2009/11/defining-merit.html\nChapter markers:\n0:00 Introduction \n1:28 University of California system report and the use of SAT scores admissions\n8:04 Longitudinal study on gifted students and SAT scores (SMPY)\n12:53 Unprecedented data on earnings outcomes and SAT scores\n15:43 How SAT scores and university pedigree influence opportunities at elite firms\n17:35 Non-academic factors fail to predict student success\n20:49 Predicted earnings\n24:24 Measured benefit of Ivy Plus attendance\n28:25 CLA: 13 university study on college learning outcomes\n32:34 Does college education improve generalist skills and critical thinking?\n42:15 The composition of elite universities: 4 paths to admission\n48:12 What happened to meritocracy?\n51:48 Hard versus Soft career tracks\n54:43 Cognitive elite at Ivies vs state flagship universities\n57:11 What happened to Caltech?\nMusic used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.\n--\nSteve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3dN5jXpdPU-2tksLGunno-_3QSF26xY_bpkov6O7drs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3Njg3LzE2NDI3/MjI3MjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}