| Collegemom, why does UCI need to improve in taking students from crappy schools?
I came from a highly competitive school (top 40 in nation) and I feel that it was a disadvantage to be from that kind of school because it would be harder to get good grades. Students that go to a more competitive school should benefit for overcoming MORE competition than if they went to some mediocre high school.
To get good grades at a crappy school is not a difficult feat. Admissions should be judged purely on the merit of a student rather than race and economic status. Giving an advantage to students that go to bad schools is on the level of affirmative action; it has no place in this merit-based admission system. |