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I work in this space, and this study is getting a lot of attention. At the end of the day, colleges don't care. They have their pell eligibility quotas, their e

I work in this space, and this study is getting a lot of attention. At the end of the day, colleges don't care. They have their pell eligibility quotas, their ethnicity ratio considerations, net tuition revenue requirements, etc etc. Their objective is to maximize their reputation - if they find students with lower SAT scores from poorer neighborhoods become more successful in their careers and donate more money/become notable figures/contribute more to academic research, that's who they will admit (given the profitability with financial aid and federal incentives). Colleges aren't going to change anything based on this study, however it does enrage the wealthy white families and rally the poor black ones with the topic of racial/financial adversity, so it's bound to get a lot of attention.

remarkEon 7y ago
I think you’re right, universities are reputation maximizers - but so are parents and students, and I’m not so sure they think of the university as another rational actor in the same vein as themselves. The more I think about it the more I’m starting to believe that the only winning move is not to play.
- sabujp 7y ago
  depends on what you're trying to become, if you want to be a doctor it's still required
GhettoMaestro 7y ago
> [...]their ethnicity ratio considerations [...] I really hate coded language like this. Call it what it is: race-based social engineering. Yeah, it doesn't sound as "nice", right? Something to ponder deeply.
- hyperbovine 7y ago
  > Call it what it is: race-based social engineering. Race-based social engineering, aka racism, has been a thing for as long as society has existed. Not exactly a new concept. This is a small attempt to right thousands of years of injustice.
  - DuskStar 7y ago
    It's an attempt to do something, but calling it "an attempt to right thousands of years of injustice" might be a bit contentious.

remarkEon 7y ago

I think you’re right, universities are reputation maximizers - but so are parents and students, and I’m not so sure they think of the university as another rational actor in the same vein as themselves. The more I think about it the more I’m starting to believe that the only winning move is not to play.

sabujp 7y ago
depends on what you're trying to become, if you want to be a doctor it's still required

GhettoMaestro 7y ago

> [...]their ethnicity ratio considerations [...] I really hate coded language like this. Call it what it is: race-based social engineering. Yeah, it doesn't sound as "nice", right? Something to ponder deeply.

hyperbovine 7y ago
> Call it what it is: race-based social engineering. Race-based social engineering, aka racism, has been a thing for as long as society has existed. Not exactly a new concept. This is a small attempt to right thousands of years of injustice.
- DuskStar 7y ago
  It's an attempt to do something, but calling it "an attempt to right thousands of years of injustice" might be a bit contentious.