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Old 06-23-2003, 12:02 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally posted by The_Dude
i dont get it.

so, the students from the situations you described are very unqualified. so, how would it benifit them if you put them in a top tier public university, which they are totally unprepared for? they're very likely to drop out or fail classes.
The_Dude, now you are just arguing for the sake of it.

Read about the students qualifications--both the ones admitted and the ones denied.

The admitted students were very qualified despite the disadvantages they had to navigate through (just like you and me have been able to achieve the top of our classes and nationwide standards despite the disadvantages we had to deal with).

The non-admitted students were judged to be non-admittable despite the issue of race. Both, by the way, have gone on to pursue successful avenues in society.

Where does this idea that only GPA and scores are the only criteria of success in graduate studies?

The admissions counsel claimed (rightly so) that other factors should be considered to create a diverse pool of students. Some students were admitted because they played tennis well, some play the flute, some were black, some come from Nebraska, some come from a trailer park, all of these things comprise who a person is--what is his or her worldview--and are points of interest to an institution of higher education.

Gender, race, socio-economic position, geographic origin, rural vs. urban setting are all components that one can voluntarily answer on an application.

The school may decide that it has too many Indians, whites, males, heterosexual, or whatever and carefully craft its incoming cohort.

This isn't about unqualified people being admitted. It's about the fact that a small percentage of various groups don't even apply to particular schools--mainly because they haven't been told of the existance of the school by a counselor or haven't been prepped by their high school.

Of the ones who were applying, the University was awarding some points to account for the talent and achievment it took to get to that point. Before you ask it, white students are often awarded certain points for other things.

For example, they awarded more points due to rigorous curriculum. Surprise, some students have AP classes while other, poorer students never had that option because their inner-city school didn't offer AP classes.
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