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Some would argue that any metric for adversity is inherently unfair. Probably the best example to support this view is that of a student with hidden adversity,
by blisterpeanuts 7y ago
Some would argue that any metric for adversity is inherently unfair. Probably the best example to support this view is that of a student with hidden adversity, e.g. abusive parent or unreported learning disability that had to be overcome, despite being an "advantaged" ethnicity and living in an affluent suburb.
- Ancalagon 7y agoAgreed. I really don't believe the College Board can gain an accurate picture of whatever adversity their test takers have faced based off of the data they collect.
- dmix 7y agoOf course not. It's always going to be shot in the dark, they'll have to put a ton of trust in the information put in front of them. They aren't going out in the field to interview friends and family. A single nice family home in the suburbs could have one kid turn out to be a successful judge and the other a drug addict drop-out (even Trump's older brother died an alcoholic). Good luck measuring that honestly from a college entrance office.