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Re:SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships by mcphage on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:51PM (#19931811)
Nothing, although if colleges accepted you under the assumption that you reported who you were honestly, and then later found out that you weren’t who you claimed to be, you might find your acceptances revoked.
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Re:SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships by prepend on Thursday May 16, 2019 @05:15PM (#19933321)
Probably not. I remember a story of someone who did this [0] and nothing happened.

I can only imagine the terrifyingly embarrassing situations where people of a race are challenged to prove their race and flip out because they are their race.

[0] https://nypost.com/2015/04/12/mindy-kalings-brother-explains...

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Re:SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships by layoutIfNeeded on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:58PM (#19931876)
How would they find out my race? Based on the looks? So they would count Michael Jackson as “white”? What if a person looks white but has black ancestors?
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Re:SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships by mcphage on Thursday May 16, 2019 @04:15PM (#19932689)
If you apply for a scholarship based on your heritage, how do they decide if you qualify?
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