This is exactly why tests like the ACT and SAT are so important in the college admissions process - something lefties sought to get rid of - and colleges are slowly and quietly reinstating b/c they are an extremely valuable tool to assess a student’s actual readiness for college - level work.
Of course, lefties call any/all testing of skills/merit “racist.”
“... colleges are slowly and quietly reinstating ...”
Cynical reason - if a student is reported to be an ‘A’ student but fails out in the first year, 3 - 4 years of tuition and fees will not be coming Big Education’s (BE) way. BE knows that they must drag the kids thru to graduation so they transition to alumni status where the money will continue to flow.