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Contextualizing Grades Could Help Diversify College Admissions

A holistic college admissions process that takes into account resources available to students when evaluating their grades and standardized test scores is strongly associated with student success in college, according to a study released Monday by researchers at the University of Michigan and University of North Carolina. Additionally, contextualizing grades — like considering an applicant’s grade-point average in relation to others at their high school — has a stronger and more consistent link with college success than contextualizing test scores. 
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