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Monday, July 25, 2022

Standardized Tests and the Diversity Debate

The LSAT and Other Standardized Tests Are Good for Diversity
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lsat-and-other-standardized-tests-are-good-for-diversity-law-school-admissions-bias-grutter-v-bollinger-universities-aba-11658658605
Objective measures of ability give my working-class students a shot at going to a top law school. 

Dropping the SATs Opens the Door to More Legacy Students
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-01/dropping-sats-might-mean-more-legacy-admissions-at-harvard
Getting rid of test scores and class rankings will give elite colleges even more latitude to give preference to the offspring of well-heeled alumni.

Elite Colleges’ Quiet Fight to Favor Alumni Children
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/us/legacy-admissions-colleges-universities.html
Colleges like Yale and Harvard give a boost to legacy applicants. But with affirmative action under attack, that tradition may become harder to defend.