College Applications
What are the three steps of the admissions process?
1. Reading/rating
2. Storytelling
3. Class Crafting
What type of university did Monica and Karen go to?
Public University
When were major college supreme court decisions made?
2003
What did the research investigate?
Latino students' experiences in relation to politics.
What type of university is Penn State?
Public University
What are F rounds?
The round where committee members go back after mentally accepting a student to see how much financial aid an applicant will cost.
Seeing Applicants as numbers!
What was the first thing that made Monica and Karen's grades fall?
Partying
What was found in the decision Gratz v Bollinger?
University of Michigan’s undergrad college as unconstitutional since it had a fixed number of points for certain races.
What (3) types of universities were investigated in the Inhibiting Lationo Politics reading.
Liberal Arts Colleges, Research Universities, and Research Public Universities.
What type of pathway does Penn State exhibit?
Party pathway.
What can be an advantage in the application process?
A good story.
Where did they (Monica and Karen) graduate from and why?
Community college since it was less expensive, academic focused, smaller, and had more practical majors.
What part of University of Michigan did Grutter v Bollinger?
U of Michigan's Law School
What are the advantages of Latino students being in Liberal Arts Colleges?
Extensive support, small class sizes, and mentorship.
What Latinx Organizations does Penn State have?
Association of Latino Professionals for America (SMEAL)
Mexican American Student Association
Latino Caucus
And many many more!
Why is the college application process NOT humane or remedial?
Those that are wealthy and politically affluent have an advantage, thus making the college application process biased!
How can the US make colleges better for those that are not in the top 1%?
Have funding at the state and federal levels so that public universities do not rely on the tuition money, greek life, and the reputation of the university.
What is individual consideration?
Race be used in a flexible, nonmechanical way. Without establishing quotas for certain racial groups.
How is appropriate political action determined?
By the setting and how individuals use organization and culture cues to fashion political selves.
How much financial aid does Penn State give to students no matter what?
$5,500 .... is this enough?
What is special about the Rule of One Pick?
it allows committee members to pick anyone without constraint, thus making wealth/class bias and financial aid costs less important.
What is a mobility pathway?
Opposite of a party pathway:
- Focuses on academics, more career-based majors, smaller class sizes and etc.
How SHOULD universities see race?
As a “plus” factor for individualized consideration
What was the response to student movements in the 1960s and 1970s when Chicano students demanded improvements on college campuses for Mexican Americans?
Colleges providing educational opportunity offices and ethnic studies programs to support Latino incorporation in higher education
When did Latina/o Studies at Penn State earn college-level program status in the College of the Liberal Arts?
2021!