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Here's a great response to how colleges can ensure diversity since this will likely get struck down.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/20/opinion/affirmative-a...

Edit: TLTR: Dump standardized college admission tests as an admissions requirement, end legacy admissions and tap corporate activism.

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Standardized tests are an opportunity for students to distinguish themselves no matter what school they're stuck in. Yes the wealthier students on average study more for the SAT, but anyone can study for it with widely available materials. UC Berkeley got rid of the SAT/ACT requirement and is making their own test instead; if other schools did this, having so many different tests would ironically favor those with the most resources.

And what's the alternative? There's not a lot else to go off of since GPAs are whatever.

"Ensuring diversity" is not a worthwhile goal for any institution.

> The fact that we get any Black students in under-resourced neighborhoods testing within 100 points of White students, who have been prepping for the test since the eighth grade, that is a miracle of over-performance

That is disgustingly, outrageously racist.

Could you elaborate?

Not the poster, but the implication is that all white students are highly privileged in well resourced school districts. It's not technically what was said, but I agree the implication is pretty strong and unreasonable. You can have other readings ofc.

Honestly the boundary between race/money/class/privilege is a pretty rough space to hang around.

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