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Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:22 pm
by Deleted User 1074
msb64 wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:07 pm
water<wine wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:00 pm
it says there are 15 factors they will use but only list 2 as examples, poverty and crime in rate in their communities. So theoretically you could be a poor homeless person in a rich community or a rich person in a mostly poor community and the rich person will get in above the poor person.
But I wonder what the other 13 factors are? RACE? S*x? SEXUALITY?
All I know is, I dont think its smart to not choose the best candidates to be our doctors and scientists.
This new "adversity score" number is calculated by assessing 15 factors that can better help admissions officers determine an individual student's social and economic background, the Journal reported. These factors are first divided into three categories: neighborhood environment, family environment and high school environment.
Each of the three categories has five sub-indicators that are indexed in calculating each student's adversity score. Neighborhood environment will take into account crime rate, poverty rate, housing values and vacancy rate. Family environment will assess what the median income is of where the student's family is from; whether the student is from a single parent household; the educational level of the parents; and whether English is a second language. High school environment will look at factors such as curriculum rigor, free-lunch rate and AP class opportunities. Together these factors will calculate an individual's adversity score on a scale of one to 100.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sat-advers ... ing-field/
Thanks for clarifying.
yep totally F***ing unfair. So lemme get this straight, in the workforce being bi-lingual is an ADVANTAGE but as a college applicant it is an "adversity" factor? give me a break. this isn't about "adversity", its about superficial "diversity".
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:24 pm
by Lexy
water<wine wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:03 pm
ReadingRainbow wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 5:32 pm
Eh... I don’t really care.
Being from an affluent family meant I could study as much as I wanted, utilize every technological advancement that helped me learn, and have as much private tutoring as I wanted...
So I got pretty high scores when it came to testing.
uh huh, sure until YOU'RE the one being rejected with a higher score and more accomplishments and someone else less qualified is taking your place.
Personal merit & accomplishment are a thing of the past.
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:25 pm
by morgan
Discriminating because of race, gender, beliefs , or wealth is just DISCRIMINATION.
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:27 pm
by Deleted User 1074
Lexy wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:24 pm
water<wine wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:03 pm
ReadingRainbow wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 5:32 pm
Eh... I don’t really care.
Being from an affluent family meant I could study as much as I wanted, utilize every technological advancement that helped me learn, and have as much private tutoring as I wanted...
So I got pretty high scores when it came to testing.
uh huh, sure until YOU'RE the one being rejected with a higher score and more accomplishments and someone else less qualified is taking your place.
Personal merit & accomplishment are a thing of the past.
These are the people who will be our doctors, scientists "our great thinkers" and educators of the future. Well, I guess out artificially selected evolution will be our species' downfall. it was good while it lasted.
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:40 pm
by Olioxenfree
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 5:53 pm
I'm sure all you moms with minority children are happy that you have sympathetics to help your kids overcome their "shortcomings" or "disadvantages" so they can succeed.
Could you be more racist? There are more poor white people in this country than minority people.
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:41 pm
by Deleted User 276
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 5:53 pm
I'm sure all you moms with minority children are happy that you have sympathetics to help your kids overcome their "shortcomings" or "disadvantages" so they can succeed.
Why do you feel that the children of the minority moms on this site would score a higher Adversity Score than your children?
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:45 pm
by morgan
Olioxenfree wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:40 pm
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 5:53 pm
I'm sure all you moms with minority children are happy that you have sympathetics to help your kids overcome their "shortcomings" or "disadvantages" so they can succeed.
Could you be more racist? There are more poor white people in this country than minority people.
Hey. I'm not the one telling minorities they can't succeed.
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:48 pm
by Deleted User 276
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:45 pm
Olioxenfree wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:40 pm
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 5:53 pm
I'm sure all you moms with minority children are happy that you have sympathetics to help your kids overcome their "shortcomings" or "disadvantages" so they can succeed.
Could you be more racist? There are more poor white people in this country than minority people.
Hey. I'm not the one telling minorities they can't succeed.
Race is not one of the questions used for adversity scoring.
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:48 pm
by morgan
msb64 wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:48 pm
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:45 pm
Olioxenfree wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:40 pm
Could you be more racist? There are more poor white people in this country than minority people.
Hey. I'm not the one telling minorities they can't succeed.
Race is not one of the questions used for adversity scoring.
Want to bet?
Re: New SAT Exams to Include ‘Adversity Score’ for ‘Social Background’ of Every Student
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:53 pm
by Deleted User 276
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:48 pm
msb64 wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:48 pm
morgan wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:45 pm
Hey. I'm not the one telling minorities they can't succeed.
Race is not one of the questions used for adversity scoring.
Want to bet?
There were 15 factors listed to determine the adversity score. Race, religion, gender were not listed as factors.