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> high application rates Unfortunately, for a lot of groups, low application rates are part of the problem. Not enough people are encouraging members of these
by amluto 3y ago
> high application rates
Unfortunately, for a lot of groups, low application rates are part of the problem. Not enough people are encouraging members of these groups to apply and not enough members of these groups figure out on their own that applying to things are worthwhile.
Everyone I met in college applied to college (of course!), but far too many had stories about how their high schools actively discouraged them from applying to fancy colleges.
- cjohnson318 3y agoSure! But the GP was stating that unprivileged white males were applying, but being filtered out. There's a difference between being underrepresented due to a bias, and underrepresented because your cohort has opted out. Frankly, with the rising cost of a college education and the stagnation of income in a lot of fields, people should think long and hard about where they go to school and what they major in.
- amluto 3y agoI interpreted “filtered out” to mean that they weren’t making it from childhood to college due to any of a number of factors, not necessarily that they applied and were rejected.
- cjohnson318 3y agoI see that now. Sorry, they might have meant that.