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I'd like to point out that there's an egalitarian approach to college admissions that I found interesting. Every single time I've brought it up with people, no
by beebmam 6y ago
I'd like to point out that there's an egalitarian approach to college admissions that I found interesting. Every single time I've brought it up with people, no matter their politics, they got angry about it, but I think it would be interesting to see it implemented and then compare the outcomes.
A lottery system of admissions, with a guarantee of admission to at least some universities. It's described here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/admit-everybody/ https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/admit-everybody/
- porb121 6y agoI've heard of similar proposals for funding grants; have a first pass to make sure the grant proposals aren't total BS, then lottery among those that pass.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y agoThat assumes that the primary purpose of higher education is education, instead of maintaining social stratification under the auspices of meritocracy.