《美国企业研究院60秒》大学招生丑闻之后的建议
[AEI 60s] After the college admission scandal: a proposal
司法部
The Department of Justice
披露了一起庞大的大学招生丑闻
has uncovered a sprawling college admissions scandal.
虽然毫无疑问 谴责应落在这些行贿的富有家长头上
While condemnation has justifiably rained down on the rich parents who paid bribes,
这些大学也同样难辞其咎
the colleges in question are equally culpable.
大学教职工参与了这些计划
College staff were complicit in these schemes
或者玩忽职守
or asleep at the switch.
这些大学不会取消遗产入学
These same colleges won’t abolish legacy admissions
或者停止为捐赠大户的子女预留名额
or stop reserving seats for the kids of big donors.
如果招生办公室不能发现腐败
If admissions offices can’t detect corruption
大学无法停止出售录取资格
and colleges can’t stop selling access,
也许人们无法相信大学能够公正地评判学生的成绩
maybe colleges can’t be trusted to judge merit fairly.
所以 这里有一项小建议
So, here’s a modest proposal:
精英大学可以把钱花在刀刃上
Elite colleges can put their money where their mouth is
当他们谈到机会民主化时
when they talk about democratizing opportunity,
借鉴一下K-12特许学校的做法
take a page out of the K-12 charter school playbook
转变成随机招生模式
and switch to lottery admissions.
任何有高中学历的申请者
Any applicant with a high school credential
将有同等的入学机会
would have an equal shot at admission.
诚然 这将对精英大学的声誉造成巨大打击
Admittedly, this would be a huge blow to the prestige of elite colleges,
对企业的人力资源部门带来痛苦
a pain for corporate HR departments
对大学预科行业带来巨大的失望
and a giant bummer for the college prep industry.
但我想我们能挺过这一关
But I think we’d survive.
您觉得应当如何改革大学招生方式呢？
How do you think we should reform college admissions?
请在评论里告诉我们吧
Let us know in the comments.
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you’d like our scholars to cover in 60 seconds
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