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I think it might be a leap to assume first gen and Pell students are low performers or likely to drop out. Is there anything to back that up? It'd be just as ea
by 2four2 2y ago
I think it might be a leap to assume first gen and Pell students are low performers or likely to drop out. Is there anything to back that up? It'd be just as easy to argue that they perform better because there's more at stake compared to a student with larger social safety nets.
- crackercrews 2y agoI wouldn't assume this if UC didn't make such a big deal about how they are boosting their Pell and first-gen admits. I think first-gen is now over 40% of UC freshman, which seems disproportionately high. Time will tell. Let's check back in a few years and see if policies like these have aged well. It didn't take long for the SAT-blind policies to be reversed.