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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But here is the thing, do URM that are UMC really need a boost?  They do not.  I am perfectly fine with SES and essays being the means to bring diversity to colleges.  I think we should have programs designed to bring opportunity to first generation college students of all races, including white.[/quote]

I was not URM/UMC when applying to college. No hook at all but I am fairly sure I got in T5 school because of the school’s desire for geographic diversity. URM are concentrated in metro areas and the coasts. I would be in favor of eliminating geographic diversity, legacy, and athletic preferences (especially for those applicants who are playing intramural sports and are non-sports scholarship applicants). Then just give preferences for first-gen and SES and offering sufficient financial aid to meet their family’s financial need coupled with proactive recruitment (summer research and enrichment programs for HS sophomores and juniors sponsored by colleges to target and prepare first gen and low SES applicants so they actually want to apply rather than get scared off by the huge debt they will incur).[/quote]

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