Admitting "Less Qualified" Applicants

<p>DerrickA
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<p>Join Date: Mar 2007
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<p>^Based on the messages that schools try to send about increasing diversity both racial and socioeconomic, I don't think it's simply best and brightest: a poor person is just as intelligent as a well-off student, but may not have as many opportunities. For example, consider:</p>

<p>Upper class high income child from the suburbs with a 2300 SAT and amazing EC's and 4.0 GPA</p>

<p>Lower Income with very few opportunities child with 2100 SAT and "solid" EC's and a 3.7 GPA</p>

<p>Based on the new philosophy, they should both be around even, right?</p>

<p>looks to me like lower and higher income</p>

<p>Yes I did post that but the argument has turned into one about AA. Sorry.</p>