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Unless you change your admission process to be based on competitive entrance exams everyone has to take, with an anonymous review process. This is mostly the n
by mochomocha 7y ago
Unless you change your admission process to be based on competitive entrance exams everyone has to take, with an anonymous review process. This is mostly the norm in France.
- throwawaymath 7y agoDoes that system come with any notable drawbacks of its own?
- acct1771 7y agoWhat kind of issues usually arise with choosing based on merit?
- throwawaymath 7y agoOff the top of my head I’m not sure, but my question isn’t asking about merit-based selection in the abstract. I’m asking if there are drawbacks to the specific system mentioned; that is, competitive entrance exams with anonymous review.
- kortilla 7y agoChoosing based on merit is viewed as both racist and sexist in the US. For example, check out the controversy over the “meritocracy” rug at github.
- ZeikJT 7y agoBased on being able to do well on a test. Very different kind of merit than I think is actually useful in a lot of real life.