I believe that the college admittance process is unfair. Even though test scores, grades, and GPAs play a big role, there are also other very unfair factors such as your race, ethnicity, social class, and even gender!
First of all, social class pays a big role in this matter. As said by money.howstuffworks.com, “...admissions counselors often look beyond test scores and GPAs to weigh other factors, such as socioeconomic status.” When looking into it further, colleges argue that the reason why they look at the student's social class is because, let’s say they live higher class and go to an advanced school that offers a lot of AP courses, they have a higher chance to get a 4.0 GPA. But, my opinion is, doesn’t that trace exactly back to looking at test scores and GPAs? Looking at the words of …show more content…
Furthermore, if we look at the diversity that Princeton University admits, the data shows that 20% of the class is Asian American, 12% is International students, 9% is Hispanic/Latino students, 8% is African American students, 5% is multi-racial students (non-hispanic), less than 1% is American Indian students, and 45% white students. That means that out of all of the non-white students there are only 10% more students combined. A lot of big schools brag about the ‘diversity’ of their school’s, but after looking at these numbers, is that really true? Think about all the countless hours high school students put into their work and studying, no matter the race or their background.
So my question is, if these students are putting the same amount of effort into their work, why is it that, if you aren’t white, you have a disadvantage just because of your social class, ethnicity, race, and gender. I believe that the college admittance process is flawed, because I, myself am not white, and I feel that it is unfair that someone in my grade may have an advantage over me just because of the color of their
First of all, social class pays a big role in this matter. As said by money.howstuffworks.com, “...admissions counselors often look beyond test scores and GPAs to weigh other factors, such as socioeconomic status.” When looking into it further, colleges argue that the reason why they look at the student's social class is because, let’s say they live higher class and go to an advanced school that offers a lot of AP courses, they have a higher chance to get a 4.0 GPA. But, my opinion is, doesn’t that trace exactly back to looking at test scores and GPAs? Looking at the words of …show more content…
Furthermore, if we look at the diversity that Princeton University admits, the data shows that 20% of the class is Asian American, 12% is International students, 9% is Hispanic/Latino students, 8% is African American students, 5% is multi-racial students (non-hispanic), less than 1% is American Indian students, and 45% white students. That means that out of all of the non-white students there are only 10% more students combined. A lot of big schools brag about the ‘diversity’ of their school’s, but after looking at these numbers, is that really true? Think about all the countless hours high school students put into their work and studying, no matter the race or their background.
So my question is, if these students are putting the same amount of effort into their work, why is it that, if you aren’t white, you have a disadvantage just because of your social class, ethnicity, race, and gender. I believe that the college admittance process is flawed, because I, myself am not white, and I feel that it is unfair that someone in my grade may have an advantage over me just because of the color of their