Harvard's woke student newspaper claims limiting applicants to 200-words penalizes students from 'marginalized backgrounds'
Harvard’s student newspaper has claimed that a new admissions test is racist and discriminatory, because the 200-word limit for the essays do not give applicant from ‘non-traditional backgrounds’ enough space to explain themselves.
The Crimson this week, run by Cara Chang, published an op-ed written by its editorial board.
‘Shortening the essays has a disparate impact that falls heaviest on those from marginalized backgrounds,’ the board writes.
‘Learning to package yourself within a shorter amount of space is a product of advanced education; longer essays more equitably allow applicants to discuss their experiences in full, particularly if they are from non-traditional backgrounds and require more space to elaborate on nuanced qualifications.’
By contrast, the authors argue, ‘longer essays more equitably allow applicants to discuss their experiences in full, particularly if they are from non-traditional backgrounds and require more space to elaborate on nuanced qualifications.’
They argue that ‘trauma dumping’ is acceptable, describing it as ‘explaining how past life experiences have shaped who you are’.
‘Those who have undergone traumatic experiences should not have to fear that writing about the experiences that shaped them looks like a beg for admission,’ they state.
The board adds that some of the questions are also flawed.
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