Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions Next Year

Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by usaar333 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:02AM (#23539231)

> The argument is that lack of privilege causes poor SAT scores which is preventing certain minorities from realizing their potential, and that this justifies selectively lowering the bar and allocating additional resources.

The UC system also removed SAT recently arguing it discriminates.

I haven't seen clear evidence though that the SAT discriminates more against poorer students than any other admissions factor. In fact given that richer kids go to elite colleges at higher rates than middle income, conditioned on same test score, I'm inclined to think it's being underweighted.

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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by pnw_hazor on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @02:10PM (#23542199)

The Regents argued that the tests discriminated w/o evidence.

Internal UC studies that looked into how the test scores were applied to admissions determined there was no discrimination.

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Re:Harvard University Won’t Require SAT, ACT for Admissions ... by mtgp1000 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @03:50PM (#23543279)

>The Regents argued that the tests discriminated w/o evidence

That's the entire diversity/inclusion in a nutshell. None of this has been scientifically verified and the basic premise is in contradiction with what we know about humans. But bringing this up anywhere where your name is visible is liable to get you cancelled.

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