[1413] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Wither MIT's AA? [re: Chronicle article]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin M Nelson)
Tue Jun 24 12:50:53 2003
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:50:04 -0400
From: Justin M Nelson <jmnelson@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <1056460879.3ef8504f3a67c@webmail.mit.edu>
> 2)if a minority candidate is rejected in the first review of applications
> (where 60% of all applications are denied), the application is reviewed by
> Lorelle Espinosa, who works for Admissions.
>
> Related note on legacy: Points are not given for legacy either, however all
> rejected legacies are reviewed by Marilee Jones
There's a lot of information hidden in those two statements. What does it mean
to be reviewed? Does Espinosa and Jones have power to accept all by themselves?
I would hope not... but then one asks what percentage is typical of being thrown
back in? If thrown back in to the regular admission process without any added
preference, how could a person who was deemed in the lower 60% at first all of
the sudden appear in the top 10% (roughly) at the end?
Just curious,
Justin
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