Speaking in terms of academic merit, I think intelligence should be greatly valued during the admission process. I think it should be defined in solely your grades. I think your grades should be greatly valued compared to things like where you live and how much your parents donate to the school, those things shouldn't matter. I also think it should be just as equal as who you are as a person and if the school you're applying for is the perfect fit for how you learn, and in that case that's the school's job to figure that out.
I didn't apply for any colleges so i'm not 100% sure how different it is, but I do know that there are a bunch of schools who base their admissions on how much their family donates to the school and i think that's unfair. I think that college should be just like high school, a public learning facility, especially because going to college isn't an option. To prosper in this world, you need some sort of degree. You can't get a job without college and you can't pay for college with out a job, that isn't how the process should work.
I think extra curricular activities such as community service, internships, and sports play a big role in the college admission process. Colleges don't just look at your grades, colleges also want to see what you have contributed to the community and other things you are talented in. Sure grades are important but if a college had to decided between Student A with excellent grades but no extra curricular and Student B with good grade and lots of extra curricular activities I think the college would pick Student B.
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ReplyDeleteYou also have to take into consideration that there every school is ranked. If they see that student A has better grades but no extra curricular activities, but the rank is way higher than student B, then there is no reason why they should chose student B. It would also depend how rigorous their classes were.
ReplyDeleteI think the college admission process should be a 50-50 between the students grades and their involvement outside of school. I feel grades are very important, along with SAT scores, but there is too much relying on numbers. Students deserve to be looked at as people, not robots with numbers. It is a tough subject to find the perfect answer, but I totally agree with you that a degree is very important in order to succeed in the real world.
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