Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions...
by opportune on Friday March 20, 2020 @03:14PM
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All this would do is benefit the already-privileged and create affinity bias. Basically just affirmative action for white people from middle class and above homes.
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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions...
by fairenough42 on Friday March 20, 2020 @03:39PM
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Why do you feel the need to name white people specifically?
Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions...
by opportune on Friday March 20, 2020 @03:49PM
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Well, I am white and think that there is a difference in the way people socialize depending on their socioeconomic status, the area they grew up in, and the culture/language they are exposed to at home. And in the US it’s basically all white people who are most advantaged in these aspects. It will likely change over time as more Hispanic/Asian people become second+ generation immigrants rather than first, though
I remember going to college not so long ago and meeting kids who had grown up in the US who still had an accent/manner of speaking that they got from their parents (like a Chinese or Spanish accent). And of course there are very smart kids who grow up with AAVE or strong regional accents, some of whom are probably white but who probably aren’t from a good socioeconomic class.
Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions...
by knzhou on Friday March 20, 2020 @04:20PM
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Because the Senate is over 90% white, and most of the rest are at least half-white.
To people in this country, that's what leadership looks like, so if you grade based on leadership, that's what you're going to get. Not playing identity politics here, just stating a fact.
Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions...
by fairenough42 on Friday March 20, 2020 @04:33PM
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Remind me of the relationship between the Senate and testing for college admissions.