Data show the largest disparities among underrepresented minorities in STEM occur at the most elite institutions that rely on high SAT scores, said Dr. Rogers Elliot, professor emeritus of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College. “They [elite universities] have very high levels in their admission standards; levels which minorities, especially Blacks, don’t come close to meeting.”
Students should be matched to the context in which they can compete. “They do better,” Elliot said.
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