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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a myth that colleges want poor kids with screwed up lives.

They want mentally well adjusted kids who are prepared for college and can afford tuition. if that's how your daughter appears on paper, let them think that[/quote]

I agree with you in theory, but they want *diversity* and if this appears to be a rich white kid they might put them at the bottom of the list. Or maybe the endowments will be hurting by then and it helps? Who knows. [/quote]

They only want a certain type of diversity. They want racial and socioeconomic diversity. They don’t want kids with medical disabilities or kids who may be troubled because those kids may be hard for a college to accommodate.

My kid with medical issues didn’t mention any of them on their application for that reason. [/quote]

Interesting perspective. I wonder if there is any data to support that idea that they actually discriminate.[/quote]

DP It’s just common sense from a business standpoint.  Anecdotally, my MIL is a high ranking administrator at a university and she warned us about this when my kids applied. They want to uplift as many kids as they can, but they do not want to increase risk or liability. [/quote]

And this is one reason why DEI is off putting to so many. The idea that a URM kid from a Mc/umc family should get an admissions advantage over a white kid who is managing a serious illness strikes many as unfair. [/quote]

Life isn’t fair. Some kids are smarter than others. Some kids can focus better than others. Some kids are physically healthier than others.

That’s just life. [/quote]

I agree, but you could also throw race into your list - ie some kids are born as URM and some aren’t. It’s impossible to judge who has the most challenges in their life. Life isn’t fair, so using merit as the standard is the best option. [/quote]

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