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Who gets in? Try dartboard admissions
The college admissions race is a waste of time, argues Rick Hess, education policy director of the American Enterprise Institute. Except...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Algebra: Gateway or barrier?
“What is so magical about algebra as a math requirement?” asked Eloy Ortiz Oakley, former chancellor of California’s community college...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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Applying while Asian: No violin, no chess, no math club
Asian-American students are advised to be "less Asian" when they apply to selective colleges, reports Amy Qin in the New York Times....
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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College apps are up again, and crunch season is just starting
College applications appear to be up this fall after a pandemic dip, according to the Common Application's report on early applicants....
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Diversity on trial
Diversity is a "fig leaf" for elite colleges' desire to discriminate on the basis of race, says linguist John McWhorter in a New York...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 2, 20222 min read
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63% say 'no' to racial preferences in college admissions
Sixty-three percent of Americans say colleges shouldn't consider race in admissions, according to a Washington Post poll. Blacks are...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 23, 20221 min read
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Without test scores, college admissions is 'chaotic' -- and still unfair
Without SAT or ACT scores, deciding who to admit is "chaotic, admissions officers told Kelly Slay, a Vanderbilt researcher. It's hard to...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 23, 20221 min read
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Diversity is skin deep at Harvard
Stanford discriminated against Jewish applicants in the early 1950's, admitted President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, who issued an apology last...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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