UCs and class rank?

blaw
Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:09:51 +0000

I think ELC is UC’s way of doing some affirmative action for URMs’
based on lower socio-economic status. It’s a well known fact that schools
in affluent areas do better than the ones in less desirable neighbourhoods.

The high performing students (top 4%) from the low-performing schools get an extra boost … True, the top 4% from the high performing schools get a boost as well, but I figure they’d be in even without the ELC … on the strength of their grades, Honors/AP corsework, and test results.
So the handicap is intended primarily for uplifting the less fortunate.