College Admissions Padlet? by Jas Deol https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r en-us 2021-05-02 18:27:25 UTC 2025-12-09 17:41:30 UTC hello@padlet.com What are the ways economic status/class effects how students get into college? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482900869 By Jas, Evan, and Adrian]]> 2021-05-02 18:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482900869 jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482902625 Recently we have seen an increase in college tuition and acceptance rates dropping. However this is not the case for everyone.....]]> 2021-05-02 18:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482902625 The 2018 College Admissions Scandal jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482903653 2021-05-02 18:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482903653 jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482905830 So as you can see extremely wealthy families are able to take advantage of resources that many people would not have the chance of using. ]]> 2021-05-02 18:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482905830 Legacy? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482907552 In this article by the Washington Post we learn how children of alumni are given preferential treatment in being admitted, because many of their parents had been admitted previously. Many of these families are extremely well connected and already wealthy.]]> 2021-05-02 18:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482907552 Donations? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482907801
LA Times reported described how Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, got into Harvard soon after his dad, Charles Kushner — who attended New York University — pledged $2.5 million to the school in 1998.

Colleges are more dependent than ever on big donations due to declines in federal research aid, state funding and grass-roots alumni giving and it opens doors for bribes

]]> 2021-05-02 18:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482907801 jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482910624 In that Netflix video we saw how the ultra rich can get into college. What about people in higher economic status in general?]]> 2021-05-02 18:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482910624 What about SAT/ACT Scores? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482916939 2021-05-02 18:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482916939 What about International Students? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482926294 2021-05-02 19:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482926294 SAT/ACT Scores jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482927984 CNBC collaborated with Inside Higher ed to learn more about differences in SAT scores and related them with family income. They found large on the reading section, in which students with family incomes below $20,000 earned average scores of 433, while students with family incomes above $200,000 earned average scores of 570.

]]> 2021-05-02 19:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482927984 Can we level the playing field somehow? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482973401 2021-05-02 19:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482973401 jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482975243 2021-05-02 19:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1482975243 What about Grades? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483047192 2021-05-02 20:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483047192 jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483048333 We found that throughout our research students of higher economic status typically do better as they access more resources such as tutoring, money for books, etc.]]> 2021-05-02 20:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483048333 What is the tuition International Students might pay? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483076091 International Students face a lot more problems when trying to study in other countries especially in the US. The graph that we provided below shows Canadian Universities and the amount domestic students pay compared to international students. ]]> 2021-05-02 20:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483076091 The Academic Challenge? jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483079643 In this article we learn that International students might find it difficult to take on more work or accommodate the new academic format when they immigrate. It might take them some time to get feasible with what must be done and when it must be done. Consequently, it may affect their academic and learning ability. ]]> 2021-05-02 20:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483079643 jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483418833 This article tells us some of the best ways to help make college admissions fair such as investing more money into the school system, compensating teachers much better, creating a more college prep curriculum, and hiring more school counselors that specialize in college advising. ]]> 2021-05-03 00:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483418833 jdeol211111 https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483687692 International Students are also offered less spots at top universities, which adds to the amount of work they might have to put in rather than the normal person applying.]]> 2021-05-03 03:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jdeol211111/g76z7czm2vlelx4r/wish/1483687692