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A Big Problem With College Admissions Could Be About to Get Worse

Por: The Atlantic Opinion June 07, 2023

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If affirmative action ends, how much more perverse could the process become?H. Armstrong Roberts / GettyJune 7, 2023, 10:30 AM ETThe year after I graduated from college, I worked as an admissions officer at a highly selective private university, where about 12 percent of students who apply get in. My colleagues and I evaluated and scrutinized thousands of applications. I ​​searched for the highest-achieving students and the most thoughtful... + full article



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