One area in admissions where there has been rapid change since the start of the pandemic is in the movement to make standardized tests optional. The number of institutions going test optional was already growing fast but accelerated after the pandemic forced the cancellation of test administrations.
FairTest: National Center for Fair and Open Testing, a group that advocates for test-optional policies, reported in September that 1, four-year colleges across the U. Test-blind or test-optional institutions now account for more than two-thirds of all four-year institutions in the U. Researchers have found mixed results as to whether test-optional policies lead to increases in enrollment of low-income and underrepresented minority groups.
Testing companies have argued that using standardized test scores alongside other measures, including grades, provides a more accurate and complete view of student performance compared with using any one measure alone. Even those who advocate for test-optional policies argue they are not a "silver bullet.
While selective colleges try to evaluate applicants in the context of their individual high schools and communities -- that is, taking into account whether students took advantage of the most difficult coursework available to them -- other common metrics used to evaluate students may also reflect racial and class privilege.
Are they first generation to go to college; is English their second language? There are so many things that we should be considering and looking at, because we do want to have institutions that represent our communities. Fewer than 7 percent of colleges -- 6. Well over half -- The use of race in college admission decisions is, of course, an exceedingly controversial and legally contested topic, subject of multiple Supreme Court cases stretching back to The Supreme Court has upheld the consideration of race in admissions, most recently in the second Fisher v.
Texas case in However, legal challenges contesting the scope of the use of race in admission persist and have kept colleges on the defensive. Harvard University successfully defended itself in a federal lawsuit last year alleging its admission policies discriminate against Asian Americans. The case is now being heard in a federal appeals court. Earlier this month, the U. Note: See full topline results and methodology here. In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data.
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For the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case, it is highly likely that the case will reach the Supreme Court as each appeal brings the case closer to being presented before the Supreme Court. Whether or not this will occur is uncertain, but one thing is sure: the lawsuits have pushed Harvard to reflect upon its admission process. Whether it be through lawsuits like that against Harvard or through general discussions about college applications, the debate on policies that place race-based quotas on enrollment will continue.
Advocates of this policy argue that it ensures equality to the college application process while critics maintain that it simply furthers discrimination. With both sides presenting justified arguments, it is up to people to decide where they stand on this issue for themselves. Srinidhi is a rising senior and the Web Editor this year. Through her time on the Epic she's come to love all aspects of journalism especially video-journalism Rachel is a senior and a Design Editor for the Epic.
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