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Best thing is probably something straightforward that can't be gamed like a difficult to game SAT. Instead we have a complicated set of criteria that can basica
by kelipso 4y ago
Best thing is probably something straightforward that can't be gamed like a difficult to game SAT. Instead we have a complicated set of criteria that can basically only be gamed by rich people. Worst case scenario if you are are poor and want to get into one of these colleges.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoThe simplest thing is to allow anyone to attend and simply kick them out when they show that they can't hack it.
- MontyCarloHall 4y agoWhile I agree in principle, I don’t think this would easily work at super prestigious schools like Harvard, since there would be far too many applicants. Harvard has about 1700 undergraduates per class (total undergraduate population ~7000), with an acceptance rate of 4%. That means they get around 40,000 applicants for each freshman class. Harvard’s matriculation rate is around 80%, so we can conservatively assume that somewhat less of those 40,000 applicants would enroll in your proposed trial period, say 50%. Even if the weed-out period was just the first semester of freshman year, how would it handle an influx of 20,000 additional undergrads for that single semester? For reference, Harvard’s entire student body (including all graduate/professional degree students) is around 30,000.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoJust accept a random 4%.