Hawkins : If enough students retook the SAT and increased their scores , the gains might be enough to move Baylor up the rankings list . Admission tests are wrongly used to rank college quality . David 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 . Hawkins : Baylor University 's should drop SAT and U.S. News scores in rankings .
Hawkins : Admission tests are wrongly used to rank college quality . David 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 . Hawkins : Baylor University 's should drop SAT and U.S. News scores in rankings .