Why is University of Michigan so low in USNWR?

[beyphy]

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I know that they’re not the same thing. I’m not confused.

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<p>I have no idea where you got your definition for holistic admissions or ‘true holistic admissions’ as you like to call it, but it’s incorrect. Here’s the definition of holistic admissions as defined by an administrator at UCLA</p>

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Prompted by campus and community concerns about the lack of student diversity, UCLA decided in 2006 to move to a “holistic” application process, in which applicants’ grades, test scores, extracurricular activities and other factors were no longer reviewed separately. Rather, achievements could be considered in the context of their personal experiences, Lifka said.

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<p>After prop. 209 passed, URM enrollment went down, and so did ‘diversity.’ So, in order to increase diversity, holistic admissions was used which again is different from AA (which is what i’ve been arguing all along). Again, there’s no mention of ‘true’ holistic admissions, or HA being used to try to circumvent prop. 209. As i said earlier, it’s a small, but important legal point. </p>

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The point is that publics aren’t really free to use true “holistic methods” because then accusations of “veiled AA” come in.

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<p>Acusations aren’t evidence, and they won’t win you a lawsuit.</p>