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Topic	Justice Department to take on affirmative action in college applications
Sativa_Rerose 08/01/17 8:29:04 PM #14:	dragnmaninferno posted... Sativa_Rerose posted... Good, honestly. In 2017, you shouldn't be evaluated based on which box you checked under the race category. That shouldn't even be on the college application. Except racism still exists in this country. I would not be surprised to hear accounts of minorities being denied admission with the excuse of a white applicant being "more qualified" or some b.s. like that. If race is not on the application at all, then the admissions people won't even necessarily know the race of the applicant. The applicant's name could be hidden. Actual interviews for college applications are pretty rare these days. I'd say the best way to deal with that is by ensuring the people making the decisions do not have access to that information. --- My main is currently warned for silly reasons. <cite>Sativa_Rerose posted [p:884015797] in Justice De... [t:75628558]...</cite> <quote><cite>dragnmaninferno posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sativa_Rerose posted...</cite> <quote>Good, honestly. In 2017, you shouldn't be evaluated based on which box you checked under the race category. That shouldn't even be on the college application.</quote> Except racism still exists in this country. I would not be surprised to hear accounts of minorities being denied admission with the excuse of a white applicant being "more qualified" or some b.s. like that.</quote> If race is not on the application at all, then the admissions people won't even necessarily know the race of the applicant. The applicant's name could be hidden. Actual interviews for college applications are pretty rare these days. I'd say the best way to deal with that is by ensuring the people making the decisions do not have access to that information. --- My main is currently warned for silly reasons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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