Duke University Admissions

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ryclear21 01-15-2010, 12:26 pm

Duke's my first choice and i have a 41.7% Look like im gna be dissapointed

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chorapanese 12-30-2009, 4:16 pm

iperception: i got frustrated and you did seem close-minded, whether you really are or not.

my main point is this:

everyone who challenges the identification of race makes the same and fairly predictable arguments. Admissions Offices (of all selective schools) have heard these argument over and over again, yet the question is still on there for, apparently, good reason.

So there is a point to the URM question that either I have made and you refuse to accept, or that neither you or I are aware of.

Yes, I would say that economic or living conditions should be used against race (i know iperception doesnt support this either), until I remember that economic background is very much considered already - more so than URM status.

Haha
Hit92 12-30-2009, 7:30 am

I like how the person arguing for admissions to take race into consideration is black and the person against it is white. Anyway, despite the fact that I benefit from the current system, I don't really feel it's appropriate to admit an applicant based on their race/income. From what I've seen at my high school, URM students don't try nearly as hard because they know that they can pull the race/income card and get into a decent university no problem, so long as they get mediocre grades and mediocre SAT's. Maybe URM students would work harder and become more competitive if we didn't think that we had such an amazing hook just for being born?

Regardless, it's quite understandable why universities favor race and low income in admissions from a business perspective. Accepting more URM students despite their lower stats will attract more under qualified URM applicants, leading to greater revenue from application fees and a lower acceptance rate when many are ultimately rejected.