tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074264412793477794.post2017670571430097708..comments2023-11-03T08:36:56.061-07:00Comments on Ethical College Admissions: Where Else Are You Applying?Jim Jumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11124733787111955197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074264412793477794.post-85212015447623710432016-11-20T04:37:58.215-08:002016-11-20T04:37:58.215-08:00We have even developed more of the better grounds ...We have even developed more of the better grounds and regarded principles which students must needed to understand about and hopefully for the future these would either proved to be much better. <a href="http://www.litreview.net/our-literature-review-writing-service/write-your-apa-literature-review-with-us/" rel="nofollow">apa literature review</a> Cedric Mcniffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598360760988655077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074264412793477794.post-1920110831356769812015-05-05T10:21:08.799-07:002015-05-05T10:21:08.799-07:00Jim,
As usual, you have wonderfully laid out the ...Jim,<br /><br />As usual, you have wonderfully laid out the ethical conundrum about colleges asking applicants where else they have applied. Bravo. Within the arguments pro and con on this issue, it's clear to me that the essential and basic question emerges: what is the purpose of the admission process? Whom should it serve? If it's broken, how can it be fixed?<br /><br />I'm not ready to say it's broken. The process could be better, but it works remarkably well, all things considered. But the questions of whom should it serve and what is its purpose are salient and vital to our profession. And even though some may argue that this perspective is narrow, to me it boils down to the Miles Law of "where you stand on an issue depends on where you sit." In recent years, I've changed seats, but have clarity about the view from both perches. Students and their advocates and colleges and their advocates have different goals, different agendas. And that makes crafting the SPGP such a tricky, albeit worthwhile, exercise. Then there's the role of the Common Application itself, which is refined as we speak.<br /><br />Colleges, broadly speaking, will do all they can to enroll the best classes in order to satisfy their presidents, trustees, missions, and yes, rankings. Even if their practices may not adhere strictly to SPGP. Often, students are caught in the crossfire and must answer questions they may feel uncomfortable asking, such as where else did you apply. <br /><br />My view is to allow the colleges to ask this question, if it is a tool that would help them satisfy their goals, but insist that the question be made 'optional'. Then, I would urge all college advisors to embolden their students to not answer it if they prefer not to. Yes, I've heard the generic (and often incorrect) advice from many counselors that there is no such thing as an 'optional' question, that this is a classic weeding tool that college admission offices use and not answering an optional question is tantamount to disaster. No! Not true! Optional IS optional.<br /><br />My 2 cents,<br />Steve<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825800320457457355noreply@blogger.com