Is it fair that you can enter college with a score far below the norm because of you race?
2007-01-16 15:17:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
yes.................it should be on your score
2007-01-16 15:20:18 · answer #1 · answered by ladybug 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think colleges are more concerned that the applicants can read, write, and express themselves adequately than they are about race or racial quotas. The college I am in is extremely diverse and almost half the class come from other countries and are members of minority groups. They had to pass all the same entrance tests, math, written language, oral language presentations and some very stringent science pre-requisites. All of us had above a 3.5 grade point average before entering, and were required to keep a 2.5 minimum to stay in. And we all did.
I did not know of anyone who entered with lower scores just because of race. I admired many of the foreign students for mastering a tough program when English isn't even their first language!
If you feel this is an issue, why not make an appointment with your guidance counselor and see if he/she can give you some help with the application process and advice on how to present yourself as a smart, articulate, pro-active applicant that any college would be happy to admit?
Good luck!
2007-01-16 15:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by CYP450 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some colleges (highly deepest ones) will take race into interest. They attempt this as a way to get a more effective diverse student body. the right colleges reject more effective qualified applicants than they settle for. At some colleges, they are going to provide a moderate facet to a member of an underrepresented minority. maximum colleges will decrease back from admitting unqualified pupils in basic terms because they are of a particular race -- yet will admit them over some pupils who're also qualified yet have more effective perfect stats. many colleges ar elegally prohibited from using race in any respect. Public universities in California, for instance, may no longer evaluate race in any respect.
2016-10-15 08:24:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, as an aussie, think our systems are pretty different. but we have forms that you fill out that always ask if you are aboriginal, indigenous, or of torres straight origin. and these people may then be assisted, as they are generally less represented in the higher educational institutions. it is simply an attempt to encourage those people to further their educations. i know it may seem unfair to those not assisted, but i can see the reasoning behind it.
2007-01-16 16:00:43 · answer #4 · answered by izabella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What exactly are you trying to say, that people of a certain race cant be smart? It sure seems that way! Maybe you need to think about how stupid you sound and maybe that's why a minority got chosen over you.
2007-01-16 15:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by Nicole L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think people greatly overestimate how much affirmative action is used in the admissions process.
2007-01-16 15:22:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you think life is unfair?
2007-01-16 15:24:39 · answer #7 · answered by DEE 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋