SAT Adversity Index: A Drive Toward Diversity Without Discussing Race
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-race.html
Recently, a numerical rating determining the environmental struggles that have prevented a student from academic achievement will now be sent in to universities along with their SAT score. The College Board's plan for this so called "Adversity Index" is planned to reward those who had to work harder for the score they may have gotten. This index will be based off of neighborhoods and schools, but not on ethnicity or race. The argument for not using race lies in the effort to separate racial adversity and socioeconomic diversity so that someone's disadvantages do not get ignored due to their racial privilege. This is also so that applicants are not discriminated due to their racial or ethnic background. The fight for race neutral admissions is on the rise and the adversity index is hoped to help that.
I think that this is an amazing factor to be placed with SAT scores. People with socioeconomic disadvantages could be looked at instead of ignored if their scores are above average just for their neighborhood. Although this might cause controversy not showing racial disadvantages, usually the two go hand in hand. This reminds me of the civil rights acts that made colleges integrate schools no matter the background.
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