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The invisible college barrier

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Washington Monthly

Admissions requirements for popular majors are a challenge many students don’t expect after they’ve successfully gotten into college. Large public universities are far more likely than private ones to limit access to popular majors by GPA. Experts say that hurts students of color and those from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, robbing them of future income—and their dreams.

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