Some of America’s top schools no longer require SAT or ACT test scores for admission, because the correlation between test scores/IQ and success in college is very poor. (Grades are a much better indicator.) Some suggest a new measure called the EF Index, for “Executive Function.” The EF Index provides a mesaure of 1) Ability to complete tasks. 2) Being able to see the “big picture.” 3) Being able to deal with a multiplicity of factors and challenges.
Looking at the EF indicatores, a highly competent person probably has high intelligence in their field, but also has social intelligence (“plays will with others”) and emotional intelligence (self-control), along with organizational and time management skills, such as the Essential Learning Skills taught at Rainbow Mountain.
