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!
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May 16, 2019, 02:23 PM
MNSIG
SAT just dug their own grave. Not much point in having a non-standardized standardized test, now is there?
May 16, 2019, 02:34 PM
bigdeal
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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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May 16, 2019, 02:35 PM
darthfuster
We bought the idea of affirmative action long ago. This is the logical progression to a false principle. We either reject the principle or suffer these continual and destructive consequences
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May 16, 2019, 02:37 PM
Bytes
That is beyond WTF!
May 16, 2019, 02:40 PM
2BobTanner
Wonder if this be some “blowback” from the celebrity payoff admissions scandal that’s been in the recent news.
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May 16, 2019, 02:42 PM
RichardC
adversity score = Mom & Dad didn't pay the vigorish.
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May 16, 2019, 02:43 PM
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.
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May 16, 2019, 02:47 PM
PASig
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I'm so glad I'm done with school and all this bullshit!
Colleges are in real trouble already and this isn't going to help things as they fill up with students that can't cut it and shouldn't even be there.
May 16, 2019, 02:51 PM
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.
May 16, 2019, 04:23 PM
PASig
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Originally posted by MNSIG:
A BA/BS will be the equivalent of a HS diploma.
It's almost to that point now.
May 16, 2019, 04:42 PM
Georgeair
Money line:
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An adversity score of 50 is average. Anything above it designates hardship, below it privilege.
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May 16, 2019, 04:44 PM
flashguy
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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).
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May 16, 2019, 05:17 PM
Russ59
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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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May 16, 2019, 06:43 PM
Graniteguy
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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.
May 16, 2019, 07:29 PM
TMats
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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May 16, 2019, 09:03 PM
Pipe Smoker
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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May 16, 2019, 09:08 PM
Jim Shugart
Here's Nick Di Paolo's take on it. He's pretty subtle but seems to be generally opposed to it. NSFW
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May 16, 2019, 09:42 PM
mr kablammo
Resentful and less-than-smart people eventually making macro-economic and social policy decisions. Yeeahh... that's gonna work out...
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