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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll be even more blunt

This isn't Korea or China or India

The score on your test isn't what matters most here

Harvard could take all perfect SAT scores if they wanted.... but they don't

HOLISTIC Admissions[/quote] Holistic admissions is just a palatable way to justify discrimination.[/quote]

New poster here. This is a tough one because Holistic admissions definitely help inner school kids with lower test scores who can say, look at all the obstacles I had to overcome to get to where I am and that shows how I will keep working hard in college. Which is a fair thing to argue. Standardized tests have known biases, our school systems are not equal, so moving purely to grades and test scores can also be a means to discrimination. There is no easy answer here. One good step would to have diversity represented in the people making the admissions decisions so that non-traditionally white male extracurriculars don't have a disadvantage. [/quote]

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