Controversial Ideas regarding College

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<p>I’m supposed to bring a controversial issue to class tomorrow. I was thinking of bringing something college related. Do you know of any college related controversy? I know its open ended.
I was thinking along the lines of colleges not wanting SAT essays for evaluation . . . though I’m not sure if its that controversial. I was also thinking of Stanford expanding its undergrad housing for more space?? But I can’t find a good link for it. </p>

<p>Any others ideas are totally welcome. Thanks people</p>

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<p>SAT optional schools</p>

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<p>Affirmative actions is relatively controversial I guess…also colleges without need-blind policies…</p>

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<p>Do a history of the SAT… its not the greatest history and has been the center of controversy for years</p>

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<p>Is an Ivy League worth it?</p>

<p>Affirmative Action?</p>

<p>Does College teach us anything?</p>

<p>Does an undergrad education mean anything?</p>

<p>Is public schooling at the college level socialism?</p>

<p>To what degree is socializing the youth a goal of the education process?</p>

<p>Colleges should or should not allow different sex dorms</p>

<p>Everyone deserves a college education</p>

<p>The United States loses power due to an uneducated populace</p>

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None of those necessarily reflects any opinion of mine, but they are just what came to me.
Some of these are just questions, but you can pick out the controversial parts.</p>

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<p>Btw, the issues have to be contemporary.</p>

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<p>Talk about Affirmative Action.</p>

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<p>Just some ideas: </p>

<p>Are test scores an accurate reflection of student’s intelligence and ability to succeed in college? </p>

<p>Is college the best choice for everyone/Should everyone go to college in an ideal world? </p>

<p>What are the problems with need-based vs. merit based aid? </p>

<p>Are athletic recruits, legacies, URMs or other “hooks” fair? Should they be indicators in the College Admissions process? </p>

<p>Good Luck! :slight_smile: I’d be very curious as to what you discuss and where the conversation leads, and would love a PM or post here with follow-up.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/magazine/16students-t.html?ref=magazine[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/magazine/16students-t.html?ref=magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>^ Being transgender at an all-girls college</p>

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<p>the entire application process which exhausts your soul so much</p>

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<p>Is on-line education as valid as classroom education?</p>

<p>Are the colleges and universities that have gone test optional for admissions doing the right thing? (visit [The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org%5DThe”>http://www.fairtest.org) to read up on this one)</p>

<p>Who should pay for college, and how can we guarantee that they have the money when it is time to pony up?</p>

<p>Should we re-institute the draft so that a greater number of first year college students are in their early 20’s and are more goal oriented?</p>

<p>Should we encourage college-ready kids to leave HS early and head straight to college? How much money would this free up for the school systems, and could we trust them to dedicated it to the most emotionally and academically needy kids in the system?</p>

<p>Why is HS completion and college preparedness so often based on age rather than on a measurable set of skills or knowledge?</p>