The SAT will now share students' 'adversity score' with colleges in an attempt to make admissions more fair

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SAT will share students' 'adversity score' with colleges in an attempt to make admissions more fair (via CNBCMakeIt)

"There are a number of amazing students who may have scored less [on the SAT] but have accomplished more," Coleman tellsCharles A. Deacon, dean of undergraduate admission at Georgetown University in 2008.But responses to the College Board's announcement have been mixed.

"We have so much personal data on all of our applicants that we don't feel the need for a tool like this," Charles A. Deacon, dean of undergraduate admission at Georgetown University tells. "In this era of 'data analytics' I guess this is one that could be helpful, but to be honest I still see college admissions as 'an art, not a science' so I'm prone to resist quantifying things too much.

 

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