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High School, Human Capital, Signaling and College Admissions - LessWrong

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During high school, students learn skills that will help them in their future careers. This can be referred to as building human capital. They also build up a record of grades, standardized test scor…

x High School, Human Capital, Signaling and College Admissions — LessWrong Personal Blog 18 High School, Human Capital, Signaling and College Admissions by JonahS 8th Sep 2013 6 min read 62 18 During high school, students learn skills that will help them in their future careers. This can be referred to as building human capital . They also build up a record of grades, standardized test scores, and extracurricular activities that colleges use to assess whether to admit them. This can be referred to as signaling quality to colleges . High schoolers engage in valuable activities that fall outside

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