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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As predicted, schools are laser focused on Chief Justice Roberts's comments in the recent AA case and making more use of the essay tool to get the diverse classes they covet.

UVA just announced it will create a new essay to allow students to self-identify as minority, etc. It's also scaling back/eliminating legacy admissions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/01/uva-legacy-admissions-college-application/

https://news.virginia.edu/content/after-supreme-court-ruling-uva-adjusts-admissions-practices

While this may be more labor-intensive than checking the box on race-based admissions, [b]I imagine not much is going to change in the commitment to creating more diverse classes and ensuring better representation from historically oppressed groups.[/b] Which is a good thing.[/quote]

UVA isn't diverse to begin with so this is funny! [/quote]

If you claim to be a minority, you will get in to UVA these days - they are that desperate.[/quote]

That isn't ... how ... it ... works. I mean, you can't agree that UVA lacks diversity and then make that statement. It doesn't make sense. [/quote]

haha so true +1. Have any of the PP's even been on grounds recently? I have, and every time, I feel that I'M in the minority (in a good way) as a white woman.  They have really emphasized this over the past 10 years and it does show.[/quote]

+1 and I’m there[/quote]

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