Although incompetence is generally more likely than malevolence, we should consider the possibility that woke Admissions departments prefer the essay because it gives the greatest scope for the reviewer to put his thumb on the scale. How are we going to look at two essays and tell him which one he π΄π©π°πΆππ₯ have liked?
Freddie deBoer insists this is precisely why the essay is preferred. It makes an already opaque admissions process even more mysterious. Think about who is served by that.
Although incompetence is generally more likely than malevolence, we should consider the possibility that woke Admissions departments prefer the essay because it gives the greatest scope for the reviewer to put his thumb on the scale. How are we going to look at two essays and tell him which one he π΄π©π°πΆππ₯ have liked?
Freddie deBoer insists this is precisely why the essay is preferred. It makes an already opaque admissions process even more mysterious. Think about who is served by that.