College Discussion - View Single Post - UCI - Acceptance rate lower than UCD and now lower than UCSB

ShoeFactory · 05-04-2008, 04:24 AM

Going to a mediocre school DOES NOT MEAN that your kid is facing socio-economic barriers. My family is well off, and had i stayed in my district (I transferred out to a better school), I am confident I would have gotten at least nearly straight A's and been top 3 at my local high school. (My friend from middle school is valedictorian from that school, and I beat him on SAT and test scores. And we both agree I am smarter than he is.) And had I went to that school and been valedictorian, I would've had a huge advantage in admissions to other schools without the disadvantage that you claim people go to low API schools have. Thus low API does NOT mean that people that go to that school are poor. It means students are less studious.

If your school has low API scores, it does not mean you are facing socio-economic barriers. Correlation does not imply causation. It is a logical fallacy to assume that if you go to a low API school that you need 'more motivation to succeed.' On the contrary, you need less motivation to be at the top of such a school.

If people don't have the motivation to be at the top of their crappy high school, there is NO WAY they will do well at competitive public colleges like the UCs. It is ridiculous to give admission to someone who did not try very hard in HS at a crappy school over someone who tried their hardest, but had a hard time pulling top grades because they went to a highly competitive high school.

05-04-2008, 04:24 AM	#26
ShoeFactory Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: University of California, Irvine Gender: Male Threads: 3 Posts: 559	Going to a mediocre school DOES NOT MEAN that your kid is facing socio-economic barriers. My family is well off, and had i stayed in my district (I transferred out to a better school), I am confident I would have gotten at least nearly straight A's and been top 3 at my local high school. (My friend from middle school is valedictorian from that school, and I beat him on SAT and test scores. And we both agree I am smarter than he is.) And had I went to that school and been valedictorian, I would've had a huge advantage in admissions to other schools without the disadvantage that you claim people go to low API schools have. Thus low API does NOT mean that people that go to that school are poor. It means students are less studious. If your school has low API scores, it does not mean you are facing socio-economic barriers. Correlation does not imply causation. It is a logical fallacy to assume that if you go to a low API school that you need 'more motivation to succeed.' On the contrary, you need less motivation to be at the top of such a school. If people don't have the motivation to be at the top of their crappy high school, there is NO WAY they will do well at competitive public colleges like the UCs. It is ridiculous to give admission to someone who did not try very hard in HS at a crappy school over someone who tried their hardest, but had a hard time pulling top grades because they went to a highly competitive high school. Last edited by ShoeFactory : 05-04-2008 at 04:35 AM.