Holistic evaluation is legitimate. I'm not sure why people think raw SAT is all that should matter.
You don't need to use strictly SAT to have an objective system in which racism is honest. Before Grutter, that's exactly what U-Mich did.
They gave you points: 20xGPA + SAT/100 + 1 for a good essay + 1-5 for extracurriculars + etc + 20 if black + 5 if woman in engineering, man in nursing.
They only dropped this system after the supreme court said they couldn't use objective systems and be racist at the same time.
Remark: After reading your points system I've recognised how happy I am for not having ever in my life to participate in any sort of that bullshit. Not having to pass (or worry about) any entry exams: priceless.
If they had stopped accounting for race, the number of black students would have dropped greatly. I remember that court decision, and it made absolutely no sense, it was something like "You can consider race as a factor, but it can't be the deciding factor for picking a student" which is nonsensical to anyone who has even a basic grasp of math.
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Holistic evaluation is legitimate. I'm not sure why people think raw SAT is all that should matter.
You don't need to use strictly SAT to have an objective system in which racism is honest. Before Grutter, that's exactly what U-Mich did.
They gave you points: 20xGPA + SAT/100 + 1 for a good essay + 1-5 for extracurriculars + etc + 20 if black + 5 if woman in engineering, man in nursing.
They only dropped this system after the supreme court said they couldn't use objective systems and be racist at the same time.
[edit: Fixed numbers, here is the actual sheet: http://www.cir-usa.org/Images/mich_index.gif ]
Remark: After reading your points system I've recognised how happy I am for not having ever in my life to participate in any sort of that bullshit. Not having to pass (or worry about) any entry exams: priceless.
I feel so bad about children, tho. Real pity.
Wait, so they had a choice between using an objective system and being racist and they dropped the objective system?
If they had stopped accounting for race, the number of black students would have dropped greatly. I remember that court decision, and it made absolutely no sense, it was something like "You can consider race as a factor, but it can't be the deciding factor for picking a student" which is nonsensical to anyone who has even a basic grasp of math.