Word: meritable
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...Harvard sees two edges that make testing have some merit," Hughes said. "One is that there is a correlation between very high SAT scores and one's likelihood for getting a magna or summa degree, and the other is that there is some evidence that the SAT is an indicator for how well students will do in their four years here...
...about to leave earth, he hops in his spacecraft and says, "A word of advice: take care of your oceans and do away with daytime talk shows." Not only does the joke fall flat, its attempt to send a serious message within the context of a film whose merit lies in slapstick comedy is simply ludicrous and heightens the unoriginality of the cliche. Such a message seems out of place...
Maier, who is on leave this year, was awarded with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The award has also been given to two other Harvard faculty members in previous years, Richard M. Hunt, senior lecturer in social studies, and Buttenwieser University Professor Stanley H. Hoffman...
Financial aid awards are based on need rather than merit at Brown, as at all Ivy League schools...
...agree that one solution is to fix California's system of public secondary school education, but the state should also fix its system of higher education by re-implementing affirmative action. In our uneven society, an admissions policy based solely "on merit" is not possible. An admissions policy which seeks to create a level playing field for all is a reasonable goal. Affirmative action is a means towards this end. EDWARD B. COLBY...