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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]If you or Harvard really cared about these 50% of high schools that don't offer calculus (which i think is overstating it by a lot), then the answer isn't to admit those kids to Harvard and have them take remedial math, but for Harvard and you to improve those schools. A good starting point would be requiring all Harvard grads to teach for 4-6 years at those schools before getting dipoloma[/quote]

If you have another statistic, share it. As of right now, all of the sources available say half, and lower for schools that are predominantly BIPOC.

When you are the Harvard provost, feel free to deny half of the kids in the US even the slightest chance of admission by requiring a class their high school does not offer. Until then, you need to deal with the fact that elite colleges are going to continue to look for kids with high potential who have not yet been given access to specific classes.

[/quote]I know that stat is overstated because all of the blue collar and lower middle class high schools around here offer calculus.  But let's go with 50%.

The problem with this "not yet given access to specific classes " is that we have community colleges, the internet. Nothing stops them from enriching their math using couresa , ocw, etc and not having to need remedial classes at Harvard. It's pretty ridiculous to claim that a hard working, ambitious kid wouldn't try other learning besides their school building. I know because I was one of them, I didn't let that limit my learning.[/quote]

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