An organization that advocates for limited application of standardized assessments announced that over 1,900 colleges are no longer mandating SAT or ACT scores to be admitted to college in the Fall 2023 semester. FairTest claimed…
Topic: college admissions
Are Foreign Students Gaming Affirmative Action?
That’s the hypothesis of Fox News host Tucker Carlson and it’s worth investigating.
Minorities are Hurt by Affirmative Action, Law Professor says
Affirmative action policies hurt minority applicants, a law professor said, because it creates mismatches in education level.
Facing Lawsuit over Racial Discrimination in Admissions, Princeton Sues to Keep Admission Records Private
Princeton University, facing a lawsuit over racial discrimination in college admissions of Asian-Americans, is suing to keep their admissions data private.
The College Board’s SAT Money Hustle
A recent report alleged that the College Board, the architects of the college entrance exams known today as the SAT, is becoming a profit-driven (yet taxpayer-funded) machine, instead of a business focused on the greater…
After SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action, Law Professor Worries Muslim Students will be Discriminated Against
George Washington University law professor John Banzhaf worried that this affirmative action ruling will lead to the profiling of Muslim students, after the Supreme Court ruled the University of Texas’s race-based admissions rules were constitutional.
Arkansas Law Professor says University is Trying to Make Him Pay for Their Mistakes
Dr. Robert Steinbuch has been trying to get his hands on data to look at the race-based admissions data from the university, which the university redacted portions of it. This has been ongoing since 2013,…
Hampshire College: Diversity without Depth?
As we noted in a previous post, when Hampshire College became the first institution of higher learning in the United States to shun SAT scores as an admissions requirement, the school’s president waxed rhapsodic about…
A World Without SATs
Last year, Hampshire College became the first institution of higher learning in the country to categorically reject using SATs as an admissions requirement. The college’s president, Jonathan Last, waxed rhapsodic about the results of the…
SAT Scores Stumble Slightly as More Students Take the Test
NBC News reported: The nonprofit organization, which administers the exam, said in a report released Thursday that the mean score in reading was 495, down from 497 the previous year. For math, it was 511,…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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