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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]States could require the use of standardized testing and codify admissions criteria, including requiring transparency and annual certifications from school officials.

For example, a state could publish an admission grid, wherein applicants are placed into “bands” based on the combination of their standardized scores and grade point averages. They could then allow for other factors to be given a set amount of weight to adjust the ranking in each band based on extracurricular or individual accomplishments. This could be limited to, for example, a 10 or 15 percent step-up from the baseline score in ranking.

Offers of admission would then be based on the ranking, made on a rolling basis downward to fill available seats.

https://thehill.com/opinion/4098712-nuclear-option-have-states-take-over-college-admissions-to-preserve-race-neutrality/[/quote]

States could build and fund colleges that are better than the private college, and drive the private colleges to irrelevance. [/quote]

They could. But it would be incredibly expensive. And to create an exclusive school, they would have to keep taking money from their taxpayers while denying those taxpayers access to the excellent school. That’s a hard sell, politically. Which is why state schools tend to offer fairly expansive access, sometimes complemented by a more exclusive honors college.[/quote]
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