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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]

These schools have always taken athletes, donors, and legacy kids. But the need for remedial math is new. Something else is afoot. What's changed that they suddenly have these kids who don't have the chops? [/quote]

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