Nice, so a kid busts his/her ass in school then the SAT adds an additional section, which you cant contest or appeal, that can keep you out of school. And you dont even really know what data they are using against you. I am so glad my daughter is done with this and on to college. I know her "adversity score" would have sucked!
And you don't even really know what data they are using against you.
That's the most egregious aspect of this deal, they don't even let the student know what's been added to their score/application.
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With all these underqualified people coming in, these "elite" schools will start to lose their prestige. When Yale and Harvard are full of mediocre kids who cant cut it, and they have to dumb down their curriculum to accommodate, they will become just another school.
Bring on the online universities.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lord Vaalic: With all these underqualified people coming in, these "elite" schools will start to lose their prestige.
Very true. Beyond that, when everyone has a "free" college degree courtesy of the progressives, that will also mean nothing. A BA/BS will be the equivalent of a HS diploma.
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Originally posted by MNSIG: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Lord Vaalic: With all these underqualified people coming in, these "elite" schools will start to lose their prestige.
Very true. Beyond that, when everyone has a "free" college degree courtesy of the progressives, that will also mean nothing. A BA/BS will be the equivalent of a HS diploma.
A lot of them already are, compared to what I had to learn in high school (Class of 1955).
Originally posted by RichardC: adversity score = Mom & Dad didn't pay the vigorish.
So, does it go something like this?
Single parent household - 10 points Non-white - 20 points Adjusted gross income of parent(s)/guardian below $50K - 15 points Regular user of public transportation - 10 points Free breakfast and lunch at school - 15 points
How will Advanced Placement students ever compete with this type of scheme?
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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic: With all these underqualified people coming in, these "elite" schools will start to lose their prestige. When Yale and Harvard are full of mediocre kids who cant cut it, and they have to dumb down their curriculum to accommodate, they will become just another school.
Bring on the online universities.
These schools are already there.
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Outstanding segment on this travesty on Tucker Carlson tonight. The same guy that brought you Common Core is responsible for this. Worth searching for and watching if you didn’t see it live.
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Tweaking the SAT score by some “adversity factor” was a certainty waiting to happen in this Politically Correct age. Exactly when was the only uncertainty.
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Resentful and less-than-smart people eventually making macro-economic and social policy decisions. Yeeahh... that's gonna work out...
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