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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Love these suggestions.  I would remove questions pertaining to parents - like where they went to school, occupation etc.  Make it all about the applicant and less about reading tea leaves.  [/quote]

I would never endorse this. I fully support schools' attempts to pull in first gen college students.[/quote]

Not just first gen, you need some context.  I wish, however, that more direct questions were asked, such as the amount of test prep, # of times the SAT were taken, all scores, all paid and unpaid assistance with applications.[/quote]

who would admit to having test prep? and would test prep include taking free tests through Kahn?[/quote]

Why should kids get dinged b/c their parents have the time/money to give them test prep options? We are by no means rich and I certainly did not do so when I was in college. But all this leveling the economic playing fields at this stage is not good. I'm not saying it never has a role (and don't start with me, I was DIRT POOR, "first gen" growing up - though I had no benefit from that). But, it's role is outsized. This country is SUPPOSED to be a meritocracy. And yes, I am well aware after all my years of scraping and begging and paying my way, that it is not. But, removing one set rules for special access to replace with other rules that many kids cannot meet out of no fault of their own is not the answer.[/quote]

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