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Re:Fire Them All; God Will Know His Own: Harvard's 7,024 Adm... by paxys on Friday December 02, 2022 @12:53PM (#33834005)
> I actually think standardized tests create more equality than other methods

If that was actually the case then India wouldn't have a quota system where >50% of seats are reserved for certain castes and religions.

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Re:Fire Them All; God Will Know His Own: Harvard's 7,024 Adm... by gautamdivgi on Friday December 02, 2022 @01:03PM (#33834191)
Those are mostly political freebies. If you have someone using the reservation to gain admission there is no way they will be able to go through with recommendation letters/writing essays/interviews, etc.

Edit: In a way, the standardized testing made that inequality apparent and harder to wave your with a very ambiguous policy on inclusion.

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Re:Fire Them All; God Will Know His Own: Harvard's 7,024 Adm... by eklavya on Friday December 02, 2022 @01:10PM (#33834299)
To uphold equality I need to be punished for the sins of my fathers at least 2 generations before me. I have stopped complaining and my children and grandchildren will learn as well.
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Re:Fire Them All; God Will Know His Own: Harvard's 7,024 Adm... by selimthegrim on Saturday December 03, 2022 @09:26AM (#33843696)
Which religions?
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