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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From today's WaPo:

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/04/05/college-admissions-2021-test-optional/[/url]

For the deniers who keep parroting that this year is no different from previous years.  It's not. It's worse. And it will be worse next year too. The system will need about 3 years to adjust to the new normal.

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Agreed, this was worse, different, unexpected and unpredictable. To pretend otherwise is disingenuous (and pretty insensitive to the kids (yes, these are kids!) that went through this roller coaster of an admissions cycle.  I don't think it's wrong to say that when all the rules go out the window and the expectations are unclear, kids and families have a right to be disappointed, shocked, etc. (It doesn't make them "bad" and it doesn't mean they may not agree with the idea of opening up college admissions.  It *does* mean that to change the rules mid-stream is fundamentally upending the entire system on the backs of one graduating class of kids.)

This is not fair to anyone.

For this who think this year was "the way it always was" or "no big deal" I have a question:

What would you do if, say, you had trained for a marathon. You put in all the work, time, training, dedication, etc. The day of the race, you are at, say mile 25 of the 26.1. At that point, the race officials say, "actually, we aren't going to take into account what you'd done the first 25 miles". Instead, with the race almost over, we're going to establish new rules. Some don't have to run the first 25 miles of the race at all - it's optional now.  Whatever the case (and however decent, respectable the reasoning), completely unexpected changes *during the race.* That's what it felt like for a lot of these kids. They could see the finish line and someone said, "actually, forget about all that, it's all changing" oh and for good measure, "what do you mean, this is the same as it always was."

Not an entirely accurate comparison, but I do think that lots of kids are feeling this way. They feel like the rules changed on them right when they got to the finish line. I understand whey there is so much disappointment.
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With respect to this particular year, what were colleges to do when many many kids did not have the opportunity to take the test?  We can debate it’s valid in future admissions cYcle, but this year was truly unique in that respect.[/quote]

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