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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the real benefit is not having to go through the application process.

I don't quite see why they couldn't offer this to all APS students?  What is the downside in offering it across the board?  Clearly George Mason must not have wanted to agree to that. [/quote]

They could have offered it to all high schoolers who qualify for FRE, regardless of high school. [/quote]

This would land a lot better.  Lots of kids at W-L, Career Center, and Wakefield don't need this option and yes even a few at Yorktown or HB could use it.[/quote]

It isn't about affordability. It's about "underrepresented populations" which includes lower income students, as well as students of color who aren't necessarily so impoverished as to qualify for free meals. Many of them still wouldn't necessarily be willing/as supported going through the complicated process of college searches and applications. This makes it simpler - with them KNOWING they are admitted and being able to just focus on that rather than finding and applying to other schools that are probably harder for them to access for reasons beyond finances. Just being able to live at home and commute to GMU makes college more financially accessible for a lot of students. [/quote]

Affirmative action is illegal now dum dum [/quote]

That's why they're doing it this way, dum-dum.[/quote]

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