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Originally Posted by combatmedicjen
For example, I absolutely hate the way that the University of Michigan handles admissions. You are awarded points based on all three of the above criteria, along with grades, awards/honors, etc, and if your overall score is high enough, you're in. Sometimes just one point can mean the difference between "GO BLUE!" and "Go *insert name of local community college*!"
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I just think that value should be placed on hard work and accomplishments, not on skin color, state of residency, or legacy. Do people not value hard work any more?  |
coming from a current student of this lovely establishment i can wholeheartedly agree with you. affirmative action, legacy and in-state preference don't deserve a place in the admissions office here or elsewhere, while the in-state preferences may deserve a little bit of weight considering the concept of a state school (in some minds, not mine, i think the pocket change tuition they pay levels that field far too much) nothing else is even relatively logical.
i must concede a bit though. considering the status of U-M as a top 25 school and considering one's personal gratification in being accepted as an out-of-state, white, non-legacy student, the odds being stacked against an applicant by the college are extraordinarily rewarding to overcome. now, don't get me wrong, i am still a bit miffed in regards to the fact that less qualified people will be recognized in the same sense as i will and i will occasionally have to deal with morons who got in with the help of some arbitrary points but its all for the sake of diversity...right?