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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think anyone is arguing that URM’s or first gens shouldn’t be given priority. It just happened so quickly and without warning for this year’s seniors who are already battling so much else. They had the rug pulled out from under them.[/quote]

100% This year's kids didn't deserve to bear the brunt of seismic shift.

Also, highly qualified URMs and first gen, yes, without a doubt, should have priority.  But it is odd (and likely not sustainable) to have elite institutions decide - in one admissions cycle...with no preparation whatsoever - that URM status should be prioritized over all else. A change like that should be discussed, challenged, considered and evaluated before it is implemented. An elite school isn't necessarily the appropriate place for an URM or first gen if that student is not going to be 1) well prepared for the rigor and 2) supported during the college years.[/quote]

Guess who decides who should go to elite schools and whether they are appropriate places for URMs or first generation? Ding, Ding!  The elite colleges themselves. Their institutions, their rules.[/quote]

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