A new Department of Education study reports that 22.4% of students at “Very selective” colleges take at least one remedial class. By definition, these colleges are turning away countless students, many of whom would not need remediation (50.4% of all college students need remediation, and the remaining students could more than fill every seat at these colleges).
This raises uncomfortable questions about the admissions priorities of these “Very selective” colleges since it is difficult to argue that academic merit is the dominant consideration when these colleges decide which students to admit.
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