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I personally have some mixed opinions on this. It used to irritate me that POC had certain biases in the college admission system, typically in their favor. Obviously there is nothing a black person cant do that a white person can, nowadays, but the effects of racism in the past still have some roots today. A big one being redlining.
I think that when college admissions look at someone’s income, household, and ancestry, and can determine they’ve been put in disadvantageous positions, I don’t see the problem in some lenience. I don’t think it should be the difference of someone with a 24 ACT vs 35 ACT, but maybe some factors like extracurriculars, or maybe a slightly lower threshold in scores. Let me know
I think that when college admissions look at someone’s income, household, and ancestry, and can determine they’ve been put in disadvantageous positions, I don’t see the problem in some lenience. I don’t think it should be the difference of someone with a 24 ACT vs 35 ACT, but maybe some factors like extracurriculars, or maybe a slightly lower threshold in scores. Let me know