<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</p>
<p>The</a> Badger Herald: Opinion: Holistic admissions hurt the best</p>
<p>New</a> University » UCLA's 'Holistic' Admissions Unfair</p>
<p>The</a> Badger Herald: Opinion: The pitfalls of holistic admissions</p>
<p>Sound</a> Politics: TNT: UW "Holistic" Admissions Are Suspect</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>