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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]They can’t get rid of athletic preferences or they won’t be able to field a team.  It makes no sense.[/b]

I still don’t see how colleges won’t be able to still keep doing it with.holistic admissions .  The whole process is such a random crapshoot anyway,  [/quote]

Maybe sports really shouldn't be that important to colleges.  Much better things to spend the money on. [/quote]

It's customer-driven, and you don't get to decide where I should spend my money.[/quote]

what customer?  if they want to be business, they should pay taxes like businesses and don't get any State/Federal supports[/quote]

This is a great idea. Make colleges pay taxes on their property and their endowments.[/quote]

No.  They are non profits.  Sorry that is the way it works.  And you would not pay on an endowment in any event -- just on the taxable gains.

But the bigger picture ---- a college with just the best test takers (and most will go back to requiring tests) is not a place most would wantr to be at.  Not enough diveristy of experience and thought.  [/quote]

Taking the top test scorers is not necessarily what colleges should be doing.  They can look at all sorts of other factors.  They just shouldn't discriminate based on race while doing so.[/quote]

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