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It’s reasonable for admissions to take into account your access to resources. Growing up in a poor, single parent home is like going through life in “hard mode”
by sebleon 8y ago
It’s reasonable for admissions to take into account your access to resources. Growing up in a poor, single parent home is like going through life in “hard mode”, and getting decent grades is impressive.
Sadly race is a good proxy for socio-economic background, and people get treated differently depending on their skin color. Getting these different perspectives in the class is a positive.
- jfnixon 8y agoUsing race as a proxy for "access to resources" or socio-economic background is almost certainly a suboptimal idea in the 21st century. Geographic proxies are probably better (think rural Appalachia or poor areas of Detroit), but looking at parents' income tax returns is better still.