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A comment on Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of legacy status in admissions. Parent comment

Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by caterpi11ar on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:39PM (#36789259)
What is the evidence that the tests now are biased other than that different groups score differently?
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by RhodesianHunter on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:47PM (#36789413)
When your history ensures that some groups are socioeconomically disadvantaged, every possible method will be biased. It's unavoidable.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by kneebonian on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @02:54PM (#36791435)
So why don't we focus on socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals instead of focusing on racial metrics?
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by RhodesianHunter on Thursday July 20, 2023 @01:46PM (#36804044)
With affirmative action gone, that's pretty much exactly what's going to happen.
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