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01-08-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Does the Continued Use of the MCAT Hinder Care for Minority Patients?

Authors: José E. Rodríguez, Kendall M. Campbell

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2015

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In “Defining Promise: Optional Standardized Testing Policies in American College and University Admissions,” [1] the authors make a bold conclusion: students who do not submit their SAT/ACT scores have grades and graduation rates comparable to submitters. They further state that the better predictor of college graduation and college GPA, is high school GPA. This finding gives credence to the growing numbers of experts claiming that standardized testing receives too much emphasis. …

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Title: Does the Continued Use of the MCAT Hinder Care for Minority Patients?
Authors: José E. Rodríguez
Kendall M. Campbell
Publication date: 01-08-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-014-0054-3

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