>
> Did anyone see Mike Latendresse's comments in the Globe the other day?
> He said he didn't want to take the SAT because he knew very little english
> and likely would find the verbal section of the test exceedingly difficult.
> So U Maine let him off the hook completely and admitted him anyway. Of course,
> there was a fracas a few years ago when it was disclosed that the school
> admits football players without having to take SATs, despite the fact that
> application information states specifically that SAT scores are required
> part of the application portfolio.
 
In defense of Maine, let me provide another example.  Joe Juneau entered RPI
with very little knowledge of English (note: I don't know him personally but
this is what I've been told).  He graduated in 3 years with a degree in Aero-
nautical Engr.  He added a master's in the same time that his classmates were
getting their bachelor's.
 
Without further information we don't know anything about Latendresse's read-
iness for college.  Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
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