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Should affirmative action be required in college admissions?
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Selected claim, opposing its parent
Many color-blind admissions processes utilize standardized college admission tests, which are
a bad metric
of academic potential.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
The SAT is more of a
wealth test
of the student's family circumstances than a true indicator of academic potential.
Pro claim 2
The SAT
does not predict
academic success at college as well as a student's average GPA does.
Con claim 1, children below
Colleges need a standardized test, such as the SAT, to account for the difference between
high schools' grading practices.