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Topic	Trump Administration to Rescind Obama Guidelines on Race in College Admissions
COVxy 07/03/18 2:42:53 PM #108:	Sephiroth1288 posted... COVxy posted... Sephiroth1288 posted... You want to try that first sentence one more time? Not the most elegant sentence, but proper and readable. I'll assume you were positing that income is already taken as a factor when admitting students then. Well if that were the case, and economically disadvantaged students are already given help by most universities, then what use do we have for AA? I'm saying that there are places for this to be highlighted. I don't think this process is systematic across universities. I don't think any single factor determines these things. Application processes are really a system of filters. I think one of the issues is to try to ensure that applications that deserve a closer look don't get filtered out at an early stage by simple things like a GPA or SAT filter. Applications are determined more by opportunity than anything else. It's not like you are filtering based on innate ability when looking at HS grades or SAT scores. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:904427185] in Trump Admi... [t:76773994]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sephiroth1288 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sephiroth1288 posted...</cite> <quote>You want to try that first sentence one more time? </quote> Not the most elegant sentence, but proper and readable.</quote> I'll assume you were positing that income is already taken as a factor when admitting students then. Well if that were the case, and economically disadvantaged students are already given help by most universities, then what use do we have for AA?</quote> I'm saying that there are places for this to be highlighted. I don't think this process is systematic across universities. I don't think any single factor determines these things. Application processes are really a system of filters. I think one of the issues is to try to ensure that applications that deserve a closer look don't get filtered out at an early stage by simple things like a GPA or SAT filter. Applications are determined more by opportunity than anything else. It's not like you are filtering based on innate ability when looking at HS grades or SAT scores. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])]</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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