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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
What you are listing as "merit" is only a fraction of the process when admission officers of elite schools evaluate who is accepted. There isn't a "line" of accomplishments that everyone above gets in and everyone below isn't. Elite schools goal in admissions is to include a diverse body of students, not just a cookie cutter "fit into this mold." No one gets in that is not "qualified", but many that may be "qualified" do not get in. Liberal Arts colleges believe in a holistic approach in acceptance, which means personality and drive will mean as much or more than a SAT score. As matter of fact, most schools are no longer going to take SAT/ACT scores in to account starting next year.
I think the fact they weigh too highly things like "legacies" and fund-raising is a real problem. Making sure their student body is diverse is not.
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Good point about the broader diversity. Admittedly I was focused on racial diversity only because we were discussing about asian americans. Harvard is making ACT/SAT optional this cycle because of covid and will do away with ACT/SAT in 2025.
No real idea if eliminating ACT/SAT will help or hurt asian american % at Harvard.