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by NtochkaNzvanova
1050 days ago
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Representation in the Ivy League compared to the US population is irrelevant. What matters is representation relative to the standard for admission into whatever elite institution. E.g. it's well documented that an Asian applicant must score several hundred points higher on the SAT to have the same chance of admission into an elite school as a black applicant. |
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But even ignoring SAT scores (which, when they favor Whites, are dismissed as racist [1-6]), showing the true representation is not irrelevant - it serves to dispel the carefully curated false impression that Whites are over-represented at the expense of minorities, documented in my other comment.
[1] SAT math scores mirror and maintain racial inequity - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/sat-math-scores-mirror-an...
[2] For years, the SAT has come under attack for having a certain bent. From the Harvard Educational Review to the Princeton Review, the measurement tool has been called a "white preference test." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sat-system-needs-reform_n_853...
[3] The History of the SAT Is Mired in Racism and Elitism - https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-history-of-the-sat-is-mi...
[4] As our country grapples with its heritage of white supremacy, educators need look no further than the SAT for an example of how systemic racism perpetuates itself. - https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2020/08/17/h...
[5] Dismantling White Supremacy Includes Ending Racist Tests like the SAT and ACT - https://www.tcpress.com/blog/dismantling-white-supremacy-inc...
[6] The California system has become the biggest and best-known American institution of higher education to step away from the use of the two major standardized tests, citing charges that they disadvantage students who are poor, black, and Hispanic. - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/us/SAT-ACT-abolish-debate...