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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Test optional is to backdoor URMs with fake grades and low scores; so the scores won’t jeopardize rankings and be used in affirmative action lawsuits."

That's not how it works.

I was an affirmative action admit in the 1980s to a HSY school. I had straight As in the hardest classes my sad high school offered. I also had really impressive ECs. And I scored in the 85% on the SAT, which might not be in the range you'd expect for a kid at my college. But it was high enough to tell the AO that even though I was graduating from a school in a low-income area and my mom only completed 8 years of school, I was clearly super smart if I could manage to score at that level coming from my background. And my essays made it painfully obvious that I was driven and would succeed if they just gave me a chance. That Hamilton line about being young, hungry and scrappy always makes me laugh because it describes me to a T. I did just fine in college and went on to earn a PhD from another HSY school. I have a great job now doing something that contributes to society. That is how affirmative action works.  [/quote]

Agreed and impressive. [b]What's happening now is different.[/b][/quote]

DP: Not really IMO. Seems same as it ever was except schools now emphasize "first generation" and use programs like Questbridge to more clearly support lower income students (from URM groups and not).
Why do say it's now different and what is your evidence?[/quote]

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