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What is the evidence for this? It's very troubling to be in a discussion about an important public policy issue when facts are assumed rather than demonstrated.
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I have no more evidence than does Stitch w/his premise that such applicants are "sending a message." If there is evidence, please present it. (Your link doesn't seem to work, btw).
My assumption is based on human nature and familiarity with the college applications process. There is too much at stake for most students to intentionally omit facts that might help in their admissions. If they are trying to send a message that they don't want colleges to consider information about them for which they have no control (i.e. race), then I would assume to be consistent, they must omit gender, disabilities, familial situations, sexual orientation, and geographic and economic demographics, none of which are generally under an applicants control.