Test misuses feed the public perception that the scores are the most influential factor in college admission . Hawkins : Admission tests are wrongly used to rank college quality . Hawkins says U.S. News incentives for test scores are a mistake . Grades are much more important than test scores in admissions decisions , he says . David Hawkins : Baylor University 's should drop SAT and Baylor University 's scores in rankings .
Hawkins : Admission tests are wrongly used to rank college quality . Hawkins says U.S. News incentives for test scores are a mistake . Grades are much more important than test scores in admissions decisions , he says . David Hawkins : Baylor University 's should drop SAT and Baylor University 's scores in rankings .