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Are the essays that some universities require there to offer a layer of plausible deniability ("sure your marks were excellent but your essay somehow didn't get
by GiraffeNecktie 15y ago
Are the essays that some universities require there to offer a layer of plausible deniability ("sure your marks were excellent but your essay somehow didn't get us very excited").
- w1ntermute 15y agoThat's exactly what Malcolm Gladwell suggests in this article: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/10/10/051010crat_atlarge?currentPage=all http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/10/10/051010crat_atlar...
- lurker17 15y agoThat's not really needed, when the universities proudly proclaim their commitment to diversity and a well-"balanced" class, which of course requires uneven application of objective measures to different subpopulations.