Did your college or university make the list? Almost 200 have so far,
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according to the links compiled by "petey" at MIT.
These are the schools that have announced they won't be penalizing students in admissions decisions if their high schools discipline them for peacefully engaging in protests.
If it's not on the list, please consider calling your school about this, identifying yourself as an alum. Consider borrowing some of the ideas from the Dean of Admissions at MIT below. If they hear from enough of us, they will act.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EwaBE6-CdqN-AA1srviRoOxwZ7lOcLd-EtCU0DiqUh8/preview
Among the leaders was MIT, whose Dean of Admissions wrote this four days ago:
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/policies-principles-and-protests
As such, some students who have been admitted to MIT’s Class of 2022 have asked us if their acceptance will be rescinded if they are disciplined for joining the protests, while other applicants still under consideration are wondering if they have to choose between speaking out and getting in. We have already informed those who asked that, in this case, a disciplinary action associated with meaningful, peaceful participation in a protest will not negatively impact their admissions decision, because we would not view it as inappropriate or lacking integrity on its face. The purpose of this blog post is to communicate that fact more broadly and explain our reasoning as to why.
We have long held that students should not make decisions based on what they think will get them into college, but instead based on values and interests that are important to them. We believe students should follow compasses over maps, pursuing points of direction rather than specific destinations and trusting they will end up where they belong. As such, we always encourage students to undertake whatever course of action in life is most meaningful to, and consistent with, their own principles, and not prioritize how it might impact their college applications. We do not expect or prefer any particular choice in the abstract, and even if we did, it shouldn't change what students do.
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We also believe that civic responsibility is, like most things at MIT, something you learn best by doing: indeed, to be civically responsible is to put into practice the obligation we owe to each other and to the common good. At MIT our students govern and manage their residences, serve on influential committees that inform Institute affairs, make policy recommendations to serve social goals, and, yes, protest, at the local and national level. They've done all these things for generations. Indeed, the broad autonomy awarded to -- and the responsibility expected from -- MIT students is a core feature of our educational mission and culture: we hold our students to a high standard and give them a wide berth. It would be at best quixotic, and at worst hypocritical, if we treated our applicants differently, penalizing them for engaging in responsible, responsive citizenship as the students at Stoneman Douglas and elsewhere have done.
So: if any admitted students or applicants are disciplined by their high school for practicing responsible citizenship by engaging in peaceful, meaningful protest related to this (or any other) issue, we will still require them to report it to us. However, because we do not view such conduct on its face as inappropriate or inconsistent with their prior conduct, or anything we wouldn't applaud amongst our own students, it will not negatively impact their admissions outcome. We hope that this explanation will clarify the principles and policies that guide our decisions, articulate the importance of responsible citizenship, and give students the freedom to follow their own compasses wherever they lead.
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Lebanon Valley College is on the list!!!!!!
