Sure it does
It hurts the few legit ones that could go there without special admissions.
Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-optional push grows
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It hurts the few legit ones that could go there without special admissions.
So writes the anti-Asian poster who thinks they have less personality than the rest of us.
No. But I have a lot of Asian friends.
Commentary: What’s less fair than the SAT? You might be surprised
The University of California is rightly concerned about making its student application process as equitable as possible, yet it’s clinging to part of the application that clearly benefits wealthy students.
What UC inexplicably is holding on to, though, is the essay portion of its application, even though a 2021 report from Stanford University found that high-quality essays for UC applicants were even more tightly correlated with family income than the standardized tests.
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A lot of the manipulations that have been pulled in the name of diversity and equity have ended up backfiring and making the disparate outcomes worse.
The University of California is rightly concerned about making its student application process as equitable as possible, yet it’s clinging to part of the application that clearly benefits wealthy students.
What UC inexplicably is holding on to, though, is the essay portion of its application, even though a 2021 report from Stanford University found that high-quality essays for UC applicants were even more tightly correlated with family income than the standardized tests.
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A lot of the manipulations that have been pulled in the name of diversity and equity have ended up backfiring and making the disparate outcomes worse.
Yes, For many students from poor schools their best chance to get into a good school is a good test score.