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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The middle class has the biggest disadvantage when it comes to college admissions.  Do you agree with this?

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That diagram is misleading. The middle class is the group with the largest college attendance in terms of absolute numbers. Each applicant understand well the concept of applying to "reach" schools as well as "safety" schools. Because of these two factors, they will certainly show the most rejections. BUT... they still form a majority at the colleges they do attend, and are unlikely to be unable to find a good school, assuming they have any interest in academics.

It's not the case that they bounce from admission to admission and end up spending the Freshman year at home or community college because they could not get into college. They overall admission rates still dwarf those of lower-income, minority and first-in-family college students. While each of them is sitting on a stack of yeses and some nos, overall, they still have the highest rate of admission overall into "a" college. Maybe not their "reach" one, but a good fit for where they are, academically.

And this is why the chart making the rounds -- just as politicians are looking to do away with minority-aware admissions -- is propaganda, not information. Of course they see rejection. But they also see plenty success.[/quote]

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