Anyone who uses the term “race-based admissions” wants you to believe that colleges previously admitted applicants because, and only because, of their race. This is a lie; the term is a deception.
This is a superb and thoughtful discussion of the actual value of the SAT that will change exactly zero minds of the people at the Highly Rejective College Admission and IR offices. #EMTalk
We all need to be really careful in this murky space not to fall into the trap of conflating confirmation of inequity with student ability or aptitude. "Well, we need to have SOME measure" is not good enough.
Thread: Regarding this weekend's NYT piece faithfully doing the College Board's bidding in promoting the return of the SAT...it fits perfectly into the most common pattern of misrepresenting the debate:
🧵 A Modest Proposal as ED decisions start rolling in:
If >90% of your enrollees come from your ED1, ED2, and EA rounds, then you have to start referring to RD as Irregular Decision.
@JonBoeckenstedt This logic keeps showing up in group chats/pages about this topic. WHY DO SO FEW PEOPLE STOP TO ASK IF THESE TESTS ACTUALLY MEASURE WHAT THEY HOPE THEY MEASURE? Never mind...I know the reasons why...