Regular college should not, in my opinion, be admitted based on trauma based considerations. It just isn't fait to the students. They work hard in high school to gain admittance based on merit, so they should not lose their chance just because they do not have a sob story to share. If students must be admitted based on traumatic events in their lives, then let that consideration apply to refugee students or ESL students, not to American students. Universities and colleges have diversity quotas anyway so use the diversity quotas properly and not just on the basis of race, religion, skin color, or the alphabet of a person. Fairness in the admission process can only be found when the admissions committee learns to get real and assess the regular students on a level playing field. Do not force them to develop some sort of fake trauma just to get into school. That defeats the purpose of the personal statements. Accept the students based on their realities, not what you want them to make up for you to enjoy reading. |