college acceptance
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University of California Votes to Restore Affirmative Action 24 Years After Its Repeal
In 1996, the state of California passed proposition 209 which prohibited race and gender from being a factor in university admissions. Now, some 24 years later, the University of California voted unanimously to restore affirmative action. The move was made in the hope of diversifying their student population, according to CNN. The school’s Board of Regents…
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My Nephew Wanted to Go to Morehouse College. He's Going to the University of Alabama. We Just Lost One, One.
Back in October 2019—in a version of the world that is very different from the version we live in now—my nephew, along with probably a hundred other prospective students, visited the campus of Morehouse College, in Atlanta, Ga., during our annual homecoming weekend. On the Friday of that week, my nephew sat in on various…
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Meet Sydney Wilson, the 14-Year-Old Who Just Became the Youngest Student to Attend Spelman College
After conquering high school and leaving straight A’s in her wake, Atlanta native Sydney Wilson will be taking the next step in her academic journey by attending Spelman College in the fall. Did I mention she’s only 14 years old? WREG Memphis reports that the rumors are true: she’ll be graduating from The Wilson Academy—where…
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SATs Invite Controversy With New 'Adversity Score'
After a week full of terrible ass ideas comes the news that the College Board—the organization responsible for administering SATs—will bestow students with an “Adversity Score” based upon their socioeconomic status. And if this sounds like another terrible ass idea, it’s because it is. Per CNN: The score takes into account information from the student’s…
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Try Again: Lori Loughlin and Husband Face Harsher Charges After Rejecting Plea Deal
Lori Loughlin thought that her being a wealthy white woman legal defense would save her. Yeah…she thought. But reality comes at you fast. Last week, the Full House actress was seen outside the courtroom like business as usual, signing autographs for all the Aunt Becky fans that came to see her. Loughlin, one of the…
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Yale President Says University Will Rescind Admission for Students Caught in Celebrity Admission Scandal
Yale has spoken up in the midst of the college cheating scandal that has enveloped celebrities and their mediocre offspring. Anyone who falsified their applications will have their acceptance rescinded, per President Peter Salovey. Though he failed to provide specifics, Salovey told reporters that students who submit applications to the university must also attest that…
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Son of Couple Charged in College Cheating Scandal Defends Parents While Smoking Blunt and Promoting Mixtape
Gregory and Marcia Abbott obviously didn’t believe their daughter had the intelligence or requisite flair to make it into a top university on her own merit. If their daughter is anything like their son, we can see why, thanks to the New York Post. Smoking a blunt that appeared to have been rolled on a…
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17-Year-Old Houston Teen Gets Into 20 Top-Tier Colleges With Full Rides
We here at The Root love it when young black folk defy all of the low expectations, irrational fears and systemic oppression of this America. And so we salute young Mr. Micheal Brown, who was accepted to not one, not seven, but 20 of the best colleges in the nation. The 17-year-old from Houston applied…
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For Your Daily Dose of #BlackJoy, Watch This 18-Year-Old’s Reaction to Being Accepted Into Wellesley College
Here’s some #BlackJoy and #BlackGirlMagic to help carry you through your Monday. To set the scene, we take you back to TM Landry College Preparatory in Louisiana. The high school has been capturing hearts (and collecting all the tears of joy) since last year, when it started posting viral videos of its young scholars’ reactions…
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The Biggest Winners of 2017
With everything—and everyone—we lost in this past year, there were some big wins. Black women showed up and showed out in various ways. Black men put their careers and livelihoods on the line to speak out against racial injustice, police violence, and sexual assault and harassment. Creative artists experienced amazing glow ups, and black teenagers…