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Originally posted by sugar and spice
Grades and test scores don't tell the whole story.
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No they don't -- especially standardized tests such as the SAT which have been proven to be the MOST discriminatory towards WOMEN (not just minority women, but all women) -- my biggest problem with this is that I sat for 4 years doing all my good psych undergrad student work. I even worked for the last year with my team (we had a small group of seniors assigned to work on special projects each year) taking and re-taking different standardized tests. We proved conclusively that it did discriminate on a variety of levels, but most of all towards women. Our findings supported several of the "real" studies (ie, grant studies that you find in the big journals that people can't even get through the title of without falling asleep!) -- so after we do all that work, and end up with a great final grade, we are told "now, in order to go to grad school here, you need to take the GRE" -- I'm like....huh? Didn't we just discuss this?!
Anyway, I suck on standardized tests - I am the "stereotypical" female that can't do math
Sorry for the little side-note (as I feel it does pertain to AA), but I wanted to add this info in.
Regarding AA, I have an understanding of both sides -- to comment now (when I am supposed to be packing the car) wouldn't allow me enough time to clarify my underlying feelings for each, however, I can agree with most of what has been said from both "sides" of the issue....its just a matter of finding a way to make it work so that all people are judged on their merits and what they can contribute to the learning environment.