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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the lack of transparency is huge. They really need to switch to just having some basic paramaters (SATs/ACTs above X, top X% of graduating class) and then have a lottery for spots. [/quote]

That sounds like a recipe for going back to when it was  designed to admit even more advantaged students then the current system allows.  That's certainly not going to help the Fox News viewers that someone was posting about on here.[/quote]

But a lottery for students who meet certain clear academic thresholds would get rid of the admissions advantages for expensive sports or starting your own charity (that only your parents donate to - I have a friend whose kids used this to get into an Ivy) or getting an internship at your dad's friends company. With Khan academy a smart kid anywhere can study for the SATs and be in the top of their class if they have the drive.[/quote]

None of this makes any sense.

Sports are only an advantage if you are recruitable and that will not go away under any circumstance. A higher floor might happen like in the NESCAC but the private schools which created college athletics will not be abandoning them.

Nobody got any actual advantage from a non-profit that didn't have real impact. Admissions saw through those things years ago. An internship carries virtually zero weight in a college application unless it was truly special.

It's not about the SATs and that will not change. Private schools get their priorities and they have every right to them. Nobody is entitled to admission to the private school of their choice.[/quote]

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