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Algorithms in college admissions could make discrimination worse

Mark Frauenfelder
May 01, 2025
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Harvard professor Roland Fryer says algorithms could solve the problem of deciding who to admit to universities “far better than any committee armed with SAT scores, legacy flags and, worse, their gut instincts.” He writes in the Wall Street Journal, “Evidence is clear that machine-learning algorithms can make better decisions than humans, especially wh…

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