Is tolerance intolerant?

[GrandizerII]

It's not only about specific, quantifiable criteria, and never has been only about that. A good part of the admission process is, and should be, subjective and ideally individualized.

You have two choices.  Quantify criteria, or allow judges to arbitrate.   If fairness of the system is in question due to bias of arbitrators, then you should want to remove the effects of arbitration.

Both options together can work, so long as there is of course awareness of racial biases and such, and so long as it's not one person making all the selection decisions.

Culture-fair, as in not accepting grades, IQ tests, SAT tests?  You know that we're talking about a place of higher learning, right?

And you know these tests are often tailored to white students, right?

Can you imagine a white student doing as well as black students on this BITCH test?
http://web.archive.org/web/2011071512573...eneity.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Inte...omogeneity

What methods would you use to indicate "aptitude rather than privilege," if not testing?  What could possibly be more fair than having all applicants do the exact same test?  Do we really want surgeons or engineers who are appointed based on a general sense of cultural fairness and balance?  Or do we want the smartest mother-fuckers who step up to the table?  You'd better have a pretty compelling method of demonstrating that "culture-fair" isn't just a euphemism for "not that smart, but who are we to tell him he can't be a doctor if he wants to?"

You know, you could do a little better at hiding your racist attitude towards black people. Black people do not have a problem with lack of intelligence. And that's where the problem lies. Smart people (just as smart as any one else) not having the right opportunities like others to thrive and have their best potentials actualized.

And it's not up to me (or you thankfully, for that matter) to provide the exact methods. That's up to those who specialize in those fields.