EOP/HEOP, and other Opportunity Programs

Duper
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:53:54 +0000

This post wasn’t meant to insult students who got into through the HEOP (as I mentioned, top 1% ranked students got in through HEOP at my school). Which is why I put the word “inadmissible” in quotes (because it is how some schools, which participate in the program, describe its students).

I’m not disagreeing with wow2012; I do think that students who don’t have the financial means to go to a great college should receive aid for their education. Students from middle-high class background have a huge advantage if their parents are willing to pay for their education. I’m interested in low income students competing against other low income students.

Hypothetical situation: Two low income students from different high schools have identical high GPA’s, same high ranking, both have good EC’s, same awards, etc. Let says one gets a 1250 and the other, a 1500. The one with the 1500 isn’t going to qualify for HEOP, and will be competing for admission vs regular applicants. Obviously other factors like recommendations will come into play, but HEOP is a major advantage in admissions.

My question is: Why is it that there is a limit on the Critical Reading/SAT score, but not on GPA? IMO the SAT is a lot more trivial than GPA, and shows much less about a person’s ability to perform than a 4 hour exam.