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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the solution.

Set a filter with X GPA and Y SAT scores.  Throw all people who make it into the pool and use a random computer algorithm to pick people.

Totally the fairest way to choose. All of the extraneous stuff is nonsense.  Schools should decide where they want to set the bar for quality, then have a completely race agnostic system for selection.  Drawing straws is fair after the cutoff is met.[/quote]

Then you just deal with an overcrowded CS/ENG dept and nobody in the English dept?  So much more does (and should ) go into selecting a freshman class[/quote]

It is remarkable that some of the PPs are so simple minded, yet do not understand why the admittances should not be only STEM. Stereotypes exist for a reason. [/quote]

I think most of the people here know this whole thing is about more than numbers. They wouldn't list their kid's activities and character traits. It's a very small number of people who think they know it all who want this to be just about GPAs and a test score.

There are plenty of colleges that agree that a GPA and a test score is all they need. But people test-obsessed tent to scoff at them. It's kind of funny to see yourself as "too good" for the very schools that make acceptances the way you think they ought to. [/quote]

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