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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. What's happening now is different.[/quote]

I think it was fine until you perceived that it threatened your kid. No, it is an abomination. [/quote]

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