The SAT to assign ‘adversity scores’ for all test takers, per The Wall Street Journal

[tacobell fan]

The College Board is adding an adversity score to the SAT, which will only be visible to colleges reviewing applications, according to the WSJ report. The score is meant to capture the social and economic background of the test taker. Debates have ensued.

[r2d2]

so they can go for a quota system ? ee desam sanka naaki potundi for sure.... just a matter of time..

[DrBeta]

9 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

so they can go for a quota system ? ee desam sanka naaki potundi for sure.... just a matter of time..

They already have it in place, not to worry. They call it affirmative action. 

[r2d2]

4 minutes ago, DrBeta said:

They already have it in place, not to worry. They call it affirmative action. 

only for employment.. education lo kooda 'quota' system pettetattunnaaru..

[nallaberrrry]

4 minutes ago, DrBeta said:

They already have it in place, not to worry. They call it affirmative action. 

rey beta ....akkada oka racha thread veste ..ikkada em peekutunnav... emanna ante phd antav ... vachi teerpu cheppu

[DrBeta]

2 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

only for employment.. education lo kooda 'quota' system pettetattunnaaru..

Nope, they have had it in college admissions for a long time. It's not as easy to get into Harvard or Stanford if you're Asian. That's the case because the admission cutoff is different. I don't see anything wrong with frankly if you ask me. Diversity is good. 

[tacobell fan]

4 minutes ago, DrBeta said:

Nope, they have had it in college admissions for a long time. It's not as easy to get into Harvard or Stanford if you're Asian. That's the case because the admission cutoff is different. I don't see anything wrong with frankly if you ask me. Diversity is good. 

tindi ekkuva aithe ilanti kotha korikalu sahajam. 

[DrBeta]

Just now, tacobell fan said:

tindi ekkuva aithe ilanti kotha korikalu sahajam. 

Ante enti?

[r2d2]

6 minutes ago, DrBeta said:

Nope, they have had it in college admissions for a long time. It's not as easy to get into Harvard or Stanford if you're Asian. That's the case because the admission cutoff is different. I don't see anything wrong with frankly if you ask me. Diversity is good. 

moot point.. may not be applicable in all situations.. 

[tacobell fan]

3 minutes ago, DrBeta said:

Ante enti?

Diversity out weighs smart brain? Really?  That's how educational institution should think? 

[Katara]

23 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

Diversity out weighs smart brain? Really?  That's how educational institution should think? 

Lekuntey viplavam vosrundi vyavasta lo.charitra chaduvuko

[DrBeta]

23 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

Diversity out weighs smart brain? Really?  That's how educational institution should think? 

It's not the question of smart brain, ofcourse a lot of people are smart, people that get into good schools as well as people that don't... Most people don't understand what privilege is. I have a functional family, both my parents are educated, even though they're not well off, they provided for us... In all real terms, I am privileged. So, if someone else from a more diverse background is doing something similar to me, without a functional family, or educated parents, she/he has struggled a lot more to do what I am doing without the privilege that I had. That's why it's a good thing, they don't just base college admissions based on one factor but a combination of multiple things... Also need to consider that in a classroom setting, the more diverse the group is, you bring in more interesting discussions towards a problem. Being smart is given, I think a lot of us are smart...just because someone is smart, they can't expect to be handed with opportunities....life is much more than that. 

[DrBeta]

34 minutes ago, r2d2 said:

moot point.. may not be applicable in all situations.. 

Sure, that's why they don't just base college admissions on test scores alone, but a combination of multiple things. 

[LadiesTailor]

2 minutes ago, DrBeta said:

It's not the question of smart brain, ofcourse a lot of people are smart, people that get into good schools as well as people that don't... Most people don't understand what privilege is. I have a functional family, both my parents are educated, even though they're not well off, they provided for us... In all real terms, I am privileged. So, if someone else from a more diverse background is doing something similar to me, without a functional family, or educated parents, she/he has struggled a lot more to do what I am doing without the privilege that I had. That's why it's a good thing, they don't just base college admissions based on one factor but a combination of multiple things... Also need to consider that in a classroom setting, the more diverse the group is, you bring in more interesting discussions towards a problem. Being smart is given, I think a lot of us are smart...just because someone is smart, they can't expect to be handed with opportunities....life is much more than that. 

good one... 

[r2d2]

2 minutes ago, DrBeta said:

It's not the question of smart brain, ofcourse a lot of people are smart, people that get into good schools as well as people that don't... Most people don't understand what privilege is. I have a functional family, both my parents are educated, even though they're not well off, they provided for us... In all real terms, I am privileged. So, if someone else from a more diverse background is doing something similar to me, without a functional family, or educated parents, she/he has struggled a lot more to do what I am doing without the privilege that I had. That's why it's a good thing, they don't just base college admissions based on one factor but a combination of multiple things... Also need to consider that in a classroom setting, the more diverse the group is, you bring in more interesting discussions towards a problem. Being smart is given, I think a lot of us are smart...just because someone is smart, they can't expect to be handed with opportunities....life is much more than that. 

may be during the formative years.. but Under Grad/Grad /Employment stage lo quota system is ridiculous...