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The best way I've heard it put is that the admission process seeks to measure the "velocity" of a potential student and not just position. If someone has come f
by noonespecial 12y ago
The best way I've heard it put is that the admission process seeks to measure the "velocity" of a potential student and not just position. If someone has come from much further behind than another, they may be a better candidate for the school despite being at a slightly lesser relative position at the time of application.
- im2w1l 12y agoAnd has it been evaluated in this regard?
- noonespecial 12y agoYeah. Almost certainly not. But the woman who said this to me was obviously a true believer and at the time it touched my geek sensibilities far more than the cynical vision of a pantone swatch of skin colors with hash marks behind them required to maintain state funding. Some things you just really want to believe.