<p>This argument seems relevant now with this incoming class.</p>
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<li>Basically our admissions policies suck, and does not reward Florida’s best & brightest.</li>
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<p>Holisitic admissions is a way to help ALL applicants who have lower grades and test scores. That said, why does the article pin the blame on black students?–other minority races tend to have relatively low scores too.</p>
<p>^ Not Asians. They typically have the highest test scores, however there is a glut of them applying for top schools, and they are usually subject to reverse discrimination.</p>
<p>MORE PROOF - from numerous sources!</p>
<p>[Williams</a> correctly criticizes holistic admissions - The Daily Cardinal](<a href=“http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/5192]Williams”>http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/5192)</p>
<p>[The</a> Badger Herald: Opinion: Holistic admissions hurt the best](<a href=“http://badgerherald.com/oped/2008/10/09/holistic_admissions_.php]The”>http://badgerherald.com/oped/2008/10/09/holistic_admissions_.php)</p>
<p>[New</a> University » UCLA’s ‘Holistic’ Admissions Unfair](<a href=“http://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=uclas_holistic_admissions_unfair10]New”>http://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=uclas_holistic_admissions_unfair10)</p>
<p>[The</a> Badger Herald: Opinion: The pitfalls of holistic admissions](<a href=“http://badgerherald.com/oped/2007/11/13/the_pitfalls_of_holi.php]The”>http://badgerherald.com/oped/2007/11/13/the_pitfalls_of_holi.php)</p>
<p>[Sound</a> Politics: TNT: UW “Holistic” Admissions Are Suspect](<a href=“http://soundpolitics.com/archives/005187.html]Sound”>http://soundpolitics.com/archives/005187.html)</p>
<p>Gatoreend: “Yeah, you guys all make a lot of sense. I’m glad Columbia and Harvard only looked at numbers when they admitted Obama.”</p>
<p>Awesome, +1</p>
<p>Lots of student with 1400’s on the SAT and 30+ on the ACT being rejected from UF this year.</p>