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WxSteve Offer Upgrade User ID: 30787860 United States 05/20/2019 10:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	SAT now to include "Adversity Score"; demographics that could help or hurt the applicant... "The adversity index was first piloted by 10 colleges in 2017. It consists of 15 factors meant to approximate the degree of disadvantage a student has faced, including the crime rate in her neighborhood, the rigor of her high-school curriculum, and the estimated education level of her parents. Students don’t see their numbers, but admissions officers do, and have full discretion in whether or not to consider them when making admissions decisions." Less than 50%... [link to www.theatlantic.com (secure)] ”The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” ~Plato, The Republic "There used to be this idea that when the government no longer served the People, that the People would replace the government. Government figured this out and decided to replace the People." ~Unknown

WxSteve (OP) User ID: 30787860 United States 05/20/2019 10:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: SAT now to include "Adversity Score"; demographics that could help or hurt the applicant... The problem I see is this info can be interpreted in completely opposing ways, for instance, you come from a crummy neighborhood with a high crime rate - maybe you are seen as "overcoming it all" or maybe you are viewed as a potential problem. ”The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” ~Plato, The Republic "There used to be this idea that when the government no longer served the People, that the People would replace the government. Government figured this out and decided to replace the People." ~Unknown
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77606189 Canada 05/20/2019 11:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: SAT now to include "Adversity Score"; demographics that could help or hurt the applicant... So what? Colleges and Universities are all centers for Communism today and no longer places of higher learning. They have speakers talk about the acceptance of beastiality and pedophilia - normalizing evil behavior. The whole college scene is nothing but hedonism and evil today.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10485453 United States 05/20/2019 11:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: SAT now to include "Adversity Score"; demographics that could help or hurt the applicant... search youtube for SAT practice exam or just start watching the math videos. I wish we had all these resources back in the day. everyone should do well on the math part. there's no excuse.
WxSteve (OP) User ID: 30787860 United States 05/20/2019 03:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: SAT now to include "Adversity Score"; demographics that could help or hurt the applicant... search youtube for SAT practice exam or just start watching the math videos. I wish we had all these resources back in the day. everyone should do well on the math part. there's no excuse. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10485453 I couldn't agree more! ”The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” ~Plato, The Republic "There used to be this idea that when the government no longer served the People, that the People would replace the government. Government figured this out and decided to replace the People." ~Unknown
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