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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How can all this be true and yet everyone keeps telling me my kid with a B average  who is in advanced math and sciences classes won’t get in anywhere for college?  [/quote]

Yes. I am puzzled too. This is just discouraging that my kid is shut out because of the skin color and income of the parents.[/quote]

But is your kid shut out? Seriously not admitted to one UCSD-caliber school in the United States? Many such schools have admissions rates over 80% and rely heavily on SAT scores. And if you’re focused on the short list of elite privates, well, UCSD was never one of those anyway. [/quote]

It's absurd, plain and simple. The standards are different by zip code, this IS discrimination based on race, plain and simple, just not the way you like to look at it.[/quote]

It’s technically selection based on socioeconomics rather than income to be honest.  I also think it’s a brilliant and totally legal workaround. And you can always move to a neighborhood like Compton if you want a hook.  It’s about making informed choices  :D [/quote]

Your system, or rather UC's system, is working pretty good then.  Nothing like UC San Diego being put on blast for having college students who add like third graders.  A resounding success![/quote]

UCSD is also a lower tier UC. Compare it to an Old Dominion with smarter kids and better weather.[/quote]

Other than Berkeley, UC schools are all lower tier but USNWR loves them.   Wonder if this revelation will cause adjustments to next years rankings.  [/quote]

No, it won’t.  Also, more than USNWR loves them based on the rankings and low acceptance rates at the top tier UCs.[/quote]

Agreed. Between athletes, donor/celebrity kids, FGLI students, and humanities majors who apply TO/ED, there’s likely a bunch of “elite” schools where 1 in 8 students can’t do math. After all, even in a test-mandatory world, 1 in 4 students’ scores were hidden from the world. [/quote]
Which "elite" schools have elementary/middle school level remedial math classes? None AFAIK.[/quote]

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